Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsMeetings to be convened at least 4 times a year
(1) The Chairperson of the TSRA:
(a) must convene at least 4 meetings of the TSRA in each financial year; and
(b) may convene other meetings of the TSRA if, in the Chairperson's opinion, the meetings are necessary for the efficient performance of the TSRA's functions.
Minister may convene meeting at any time
(2) The Minister may, at any time, convene a meeting of the TSRA.
Chairperson must convene meeting if 8 members of the TSRA request it
(3) The Chairperson of the TSRA must convene a meeting of the TSRA upon receipt of a written request for a meeting signed by at least 8 members of the TSRA.
Quorum
(4) At a meeting of the TSRA, a quorum is constituted by 12 members of the TSRA.
Reduced quorum--disclosure of interest requirement
(5) If:
(a) a member of the TSRA is required by rules made for the purposes of section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 not to be present during the deliberations, or to take part in any decision, of the TSRA with respect to a particular matter; and
(b) when the member leaves the meeting concerned there is no longer a quorum present; and
(c) there are at least 8 members remaining at the meeting;
those remaining members constitute a quorum for the purpose of any deliberation or decision at that meeting with respect to that matter.
Chairperson of the TSRA to preside at meetings
(6) The Chairperson of the TSRA must preside at all meetings of the TSRA at which he or she is present.
Deputy Chairperson to preside if Chairperson not present etc.
(7) If the Chairperson of the TSRA is not present at a meeting of the TSRA:
(a) if the Deputy Chairperson of the TSRA is present, the Deputy Chairperson of the TSRA is to preside at the meeting; and
(b) if:
(i) the Deputy Chairperson of the TSRA is not present; and
(ii) the alternate of the Deputy Chairperson of the TSRA is present;
the alternate of the Deputy Chairperson is to preside at the meeting; and
(c) in any other case--the members of the TSRA present must elect one of their number to preside at the meeting.
Questions determined by majority
(8) Questions arising at a meeting of the TSRA must be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the TSRA present and voting.
Person presiding may vote
(9) The person presiding at a meeting of the TSRA has a deliberative vote and, if the votes are equal, also has a casting vote.
TSRA may regulate conduct of proceedings
(10) The TSRA may regulate the conduct of proceedings at its meetings as it thinks fit and, in particular, may conduct its meetings in accordance with Torres Strait Islander or Aboriginal tradition and custom.
TSRA must keep minutes
(11) The TSRA must cause minutes of the proceedings at its meetings to be kept.
TSRA may meet by telephone etc.
(12) If the TSRA so determines in writing (the meeting determination ), a member of the TSRA may participate in, and form part of a quorum at, a meeting of the TSRA by means of any of the following methods of communication:
(a) telephone;
(b) closed - circuit television;
(c) another method of communication determined by the TSRA in writing.
Determination may be made for a particular meeting or for all meetings
(13) The TSRA may make a meeting determination:
(a) for a particular meeting of the TSRA; or
(b) for all meetings of the TSRA.
Member who participates in telephone meeting taken to be present at the meeting
(14) A member of the TSRA who participates in a meeting as provided by subsection (12) is taken for the purposes of this section and rules made for the purposes of section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with the duty to disclose interests) to be present at the meeting.