ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION REGULATIONS 2000 2000 NO. 181

Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

Meetings

(1): Meetings of a Board must be held at the times and places determined by the Board from time to time.

(2): The presiding member of a Board may at any time, and, if directed by the Minister, must, convene a meeting of the Board.
(3): A Board must determine its procedures and determine which persons are to be permitted to attend or participate in meetings of the Board.
(4): At a meeting of a Board, a number of members greater than half the number of persons who constitute the Board constitute a quorum.
(5): However, a meeting of the Board must neither be held nor continue unless:

(a): at least 1 of the members of the Board present at the meeting is a member nominated by someone other than the traditional owners of indigenous people's land in the reserve for which the Board is established; and
(b): the majority of the members of the Board present at the meeting are members nominated by the traditional owners of the indigenous people's land.

(6): The presiding member of a Board must preside at all meetings of the Board.
(7): However, if the presiding member of a Board is absent from a meeting of the Board, the members of the Board who are present must elect 1 of their number to preside at the meeting.
(8): Decisions of a Board must be determined by a majority of the members of the Board present and voting.
(9): The member of a Board who is presiding at a meeting of the Board has a deliberative vote and, if votes are tied, also has a casting vote.

Subdivision 11.3.1 Prescribed routes and activities for mining operations

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