Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Subject to this
Act the proceedings of the Commission may be regulated in such manner as the
members think fit.
(2) A meeting of the
Commission may be convened by the Minister or by the chairperson, and where 2
or more members give notice in writing to the chairperson requiring him to
convene a meeting in relation to any matter the chairperson shall at their
request convene a meeting of the Commission to be held within 21 days
thereafter to deal with that matter.
(3) The Minister shall
convene the first meeting of the Commission as soon as practicable after the
coming into operation of this section, and thereafter the Commission shall
hold meetings at such times and places as the Commission determines.
(4) Unless in relation
to any particular matter the Minister directs that a unanimous resolution is
required, a question arising at a meeting of the Commission shall be decided
by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting, but if the votes
cast on a question are equally divided the member presiding at the meeting
shall have a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote.
(5) A member who has a
direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter referred to the Commission
—
(a)
shall, as soon as is practicable after becoming aware of the existence or
relevance of the interest, disclose the fact that he has the interest to the
person presiding at the next meeting of the Commission; and
(b) may
participate in the discussions of the Commission in relation to the matter but
shall not vote thereon, unless the interest that the person has is, or in the
context of the vote is, determined by the person presiding at the meeting
where the vote is to be taken to be an interest that could not reasonably be
regarded as likely to have an influence on the exercise of the vote and the
person so presiding indicates that such a vote may be exercised,
and particulars of any
such determination shall be recorded in the record of the proceedings.
(6) In all cases of
dispute, doubt or difficulty respecting or arising out of matters of procedure
or order, or as to the determination of a pecuniary interest of a member, the
decision of the member presiding is final.
(7) A record of the
proceedings of every meeting shall be kept in such manner as the Commission
may determine, and shall be corrected as necessary and certified by the member
presiding at that or the next succeeding meeting.
[Section 17 amended: No. 35 of 2003 s. 168.]