South Australian Current Acts

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2011 - SECT 32

32—Conduct of business

        (1)         The presiding member of SAPHC will, if present at a meeting of SAPHC, preside at the meeting and, in the absence of that member, the members present may elect 1 of their number to preside.

        (2)         6 members constitute a quorum of SAPHC.

        (3)         A decision carried by a majority of the votes cast by the members of SAPHC present at a meeting of SAPHC is a decision of SAPHC.

        (4)         Each member present at a meeting of SAPHC is entitled to 1 vote on a question arising for decision at the meeting and, in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding is entitled to a second, or casting, vote.

        (5)         A conference by telephone or other electronic means between the members of SAPHC will, for the purposes of this Act, be taken to be a meeting of SAPHC at which the participating members are present if—

            (a)         notice of the conference is given to all members in the manner determined by the members of SAPHC for that purpose; and

            (b)         each participating member is capable of communicating with every other participating member during the conference.

        (6)         Subject to this Act, the business of SAPHC may be conducted in such way as it determines.