National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Act, 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024)13. Meetings of Board |
| (1) | The first meeting of the Board must be held on a date and at a time and a place determined by the Minister, whereafter the date, time and place of all future meetings must be determined by the Chairperson. |
| (2) | The Board must meet at least four times a year, as determined by the Chairperson in terms of subsection (1). |
| (3) | The Chief Executive Officer must, at any time, on request, in writing, by the Chairperson or majority of the members, convene a special meeting of the Board, to be held on a date and at a time and a place as the Chairperson may determine. |
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| (a) | The Chairperson presides at all meetings of the Board. |
| (b) | Where the Chairperson is absent from a meeting of the Board, the Deputy Chairperson must preside at that meeting. |
| (c) | In the event where both the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson are absent from a meeting of the Board, the members present must elect one member from amongst those present to preside at that meeting. |
| (5) | The quorum at any meeting of the Board is half of its members, plus one. |
| (6) | The decision of 50% plus one of the members present at a meeting constitutes a decision of the Board, and in the event of an equality of votes concerning any matter, the member presiding at the meeting has a casting vote in addition to such member’s deliberative vote. |
| (7) | The Board must determine the procedure for its meetings and ensure that the principles of transparency, openness, respect, integrity and participation are observed at such meetings. |
| (8) | The Board may regulate the proceedings at meetings as it considers fit and must cause minutes to be kept of its proceedings. |