Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Chairperson shall call such meetings of the Board as are necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions.
(2) The Minister may, at any time, direct the Chairperson to convene a meeting of the Board and the Chairperson shall convene a meeting in accordance with the direction.
(3) At a meeting of the Board:
(a) four members of the Board (or 3 in relation to the consideration of any matter where the disregarding of a member because of section 20(2)(b) would otherwise cause a quorum to be lost) constitutes a quorum;
(b) the Chairperson, if present, shall preside but in the absence of the Chairperson (including a member appointed under section 19 to act as the Chairperson) the members present shall elect one of their number to act as Chairperson and that person may exercise the powers and shall perform the functions of the Chairperson for the meeting;
(c) questions arising shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the event of an equality of votes the Chairperson or other member presiding at the meeting shall have, in addition to his or her deliberative vote, a casting vote; and
(d) subject to this Act, the Chairperson or other member presiding at the meeting shall determine the procedure to be followed at or in connection with the meeting.
(4) The Board shall cause records of its meetings to be kept.
(5) The Minister may request, and shall be provided with, a copy of the minutes of a meeting of the Board.
22 Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information
(1) A member of the Board commits an offence if:
(a) the member obtains information in the course of the member's duties as a member; and
(b) the member intentionally engages in conduct; and
(c) the conduct results in the disclosure of the information and the member is reckless in relation to the result.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(a).
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the member discloses the information:
(i) for the administration of this Act; or
(ii) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or
(iii) for legal proceedings arising out of the operation of this Act; or
(b) the information is otherwise available to the public.
Note for subsection (3)
In addition to the circumstances mentioned in subsection (3), a member who discloses confidential information will not be criminally responsible for an offence if the disclosure is justified or excused by or under a law (see section 43BE of the Criminal Code).