South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts (1) A quorum of the
Authority consists of 4 members.
(2) In the absence of
the presiding member from a meeting of the Authority a member chosen by those
present will preside at the meeting.
(3) A decision carried
by a majority of the votes cast by the members at a meeting of the Authority
is a decision of the Authority.
(4) Each member
present at a meeting of the Authority has 1 vote on a matter arising for
decision and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding at the meeting may
exercise a casting vote.
(5) A conference by
telephone or other electronic means between the members of the Authority will,
for the purposes of this section, be taken to be a meeting of the Authority at
which the participating members are present if—
(a)
notice of the conference is given to all members in the manner determined by
the Authority 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 Authority becomes a valid decision of the Authority despite
the fact that it is not voted on at a meeting of the Authority if—
(a)
notice of the proposed resolution is given to all members of the Authority in
accordance with procedures determined by the Authority; and
(b) a
majority of the 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) Notice of a
proposed resolution for the submission of a strategic management plan, annual
business plan or budget or a variation of a strategic management plan, annual
business plan or budget to the Minister must be given to all members of the
Authority, together with a copy of the proposed plan, budget or variation, at
least 21 days before a vote is to be taken on the resolution.
(8) A meeting of the
Authority is to be open to the public unless the Authority considers it to be
necessary and appropriate to close the meeting to the public in order to
receive, discuss or consider in confidence any information or matter of the
kind that could lead to the closure of a council meeting under the
Local Government Act 1999 .
(9) The Authority must
have accurate minutes kept of its proceedings and, subject to the exclusion of
matters considered in a meeting closed to the public, make them available for
inspection free of charge on a website and at its principal place of business
during normal office hours.
(10) Subject to this
Act, the Authority may determine its own procedures.