Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) At the first duly
convened meeting of the Council held after the annual general meeting of The
Trust the councillors shall, in accordance with the rules, elect from among
the elected councillors a Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council.
(2) A person elected
under the provisions of this section shall hold office, subject to this Act,
until the election of his successor in accordance with the rules.
(3A) Where a casual
vacancy occurs in the office of the President, a Vice President, the Secretary
or Treasurer of The Trust or the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Council,
the councillors shall, in accordance with the rules, elect from the remaining
elected councillors a successor to fill the vacant office and the successor
shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the person in
whose place he is elected.
(3B) In subsection
(3A) —
elected councillor includes a person elected,
under section 11(3A), to the vacant office of an elected councillor.
(4) The Chairman of
the Council shall preside at all meetings at which he is present.
(5) The Deputy
Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Council at which the Chairman is
not present and in the absence of both the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman
from any such meeting, the members present shall appoint one of their number
to be Chairman of that meeting.
(6) Meetings of the
Council shall be held at such times and places as the Council determines.
(7A) A special meeting
of the Council may at any time be convened by the Chairman of the Council and
the Chairman shall call a special meeting whenever requested to do so in
writing by 4 councillors.
(7B) Not less than 7
days’ notice of every special meeting, and of the business to be
transacted thereat, shall be given to each councillor and no business, other
than that specified in that notice, except with the consent of all councillors
present and voting at the meeting, shall be transacted at that meeting.
(8) No business shall
be transacted at any meeting of the Council unless at least a quorum of
councillors is present thereat for the whole time during which the business is
transacted.
(9) At a meeting of
the Council —
(a) 8
councillors form a quorum;
(b)
every question before the Council shall be determined by a majority of the
votes of the councillors present and voting on that question.
(10) Subject to the
rules of The Trust and to this section, the Council may regulate its own
proceedings.
[Section 13 amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 51.]