South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts (1) A majority of the
appointed members of the Council constitutes a quorum of the Council.
(2) If the presiding
member and the deputy presiding member of the Council are both absent from a
meeting of the Council, a member chosen by the appointed members present at
the meeting will preside.
(3) A decision carried
by a majority of the votes cast by the appointed members of the Council at a
meeting is a decision of the Council.
(4) When a matter
arises for decision at a meeting of the Council—
(a) each
appointed member present at the meeting (other than the member presiding at
the meeting) has a deliberative vote; and
(b) if
the deliberative votes are equal, the member presiding at the meeting may
exercise a casting vote,
(and the person appointed under section 24(2)(b) does not have a vote).
(5) A conference by
telephone or other electronic means between the members of the Council will,
for the purposes of this section, be taken to be a meeting of the Council at
which the participating members are present if—
(a)
notice of the conference is given to all members in the manner determined by
the Council for the purpose; and
(b) each
participating member is capable of communicating with every other
participating member during the conference.
(6) A proposed
resolution of the Council becomes a valid decision of the Council despite the
fact that it is not voted on at a meeting of the Council if—
(a)
notice of the proposed resolution is given to all members of the Council in
accordance with procedures determined by the Council; and
(b) a
majority of the appointed members express concurrence in the proposed
resolution by letter, telegram, telex, fax, e-mail or other written
communication setting out the terms of the resolution.
(7) The Council must
have accurate minutes kept of its meetings.
(8) Subject to this
Act and any direction of the Minister, the Council may determine its own
procedures.