Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 25(1) amended by No. 44/2006 s. 19(1).
(1) Subject to this section, a Joint Investigatory Committee may sit and transact business—
(a) at times (including times when either House of the Parliament is not actually sitting); and
(b) in places in Victoria or elsewhere—
that are convenient for the proper and speedy dispatch of business.
(2) If a House of the Parliament is actually sitting, a Joint Investigatory Committee must not sit—
(a) except by leave of the House; and
(b) in any place, other than a place that is within the Parliamentary precincts.
(3) Business may only be transacted at a meeting of a Joint Investigatory Committee if a quorum is present.
S. 25(4) inserted by No. 44/2006 s. 19(2).
(4) Subject to subsection (5), a Joint Investigatory Committee may conduct all or any part of a meeting at which one or more members participate by audio link or audio visual link.
S. 25(5) inserted by No. 44/2006 s. 19(2), amended by No. 53/2021 s. 19G(1), substituted by No. 13/2022 s. 46.
(5) A Joint Investigatory Committee may only use an audio link or audio visual link if the Joint Investigatory Committee is satisfied that the quality of the audio link or audio visual link will enable members who are present at a meeting to verify the identity of a member participating by the audio link or audio visual link.
S. 25(6) inserted by No. 13/2022 s. 46.
(6) A member participating in a meeting of a Joint Investigatory Committee by audio link or audio visual link—
(a) is present for the purposes of determining whether there is a quorum; and
(b) may vote on a question arising at the meeting.
S. 25(6) inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 19G(2).
(6) Subsection (5)(a) does not apply to the Pandemic Declaration Accountability and Oversight Committee, and a member of that Committee participating in a meeting of that Committee by audio link or audio visual link—
(a) is present for the purposes of determining whether there is a quorum; and
(b) may vote on a question arising at the meeting.