Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)

Notices

Standard Institutional Statute, 2018

Chapter 8 : Institutional Forum

43. Meeting procedures

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(1) The Institutional Forum shall determine its own meeting procedures with due observance of generally accepted norms of fair administrative process.

 

(2) Eight members of the Institutional Forum shall constitute a quorum.

 

(3) Resolutions of the task and work groups shall not be binding on the Institutional Forum and consequently there shall be no quorum requirement for the meetings of these bodies.

 

(4) The Secretary shall keep comprehensive minutes of all meetings of the Institutional Forum, including meetings of the task and work groups.

 

(5) At least four days before a meeting the Secretary of the Institutional Forum shall send each member, by written notice, an agenda indicating inter alia the date, venue and time of the meeting as well as the matters for discussion.

 

(6) Members wishing to place additional matters for discussion on the agenda shall send a written request in this regard to the Secretary at least two days before the date of the meeting.

 

(7) The Chairperson may convene an extraordinary meeting at any time on four days’ notice, stating the matter or matters for discussion.

 

(8) When requested by at least eight members of the Institutional Forum, the Chairperson shall convene an extraordinary meeting: Provided that the request is in writing and the matters for discussion are stated and a brief description of each such matter is provided.