South African Human Rights Commission Act, 2013 (Act No. 40 of 2013)10. Meetings of Commission |
| (1) | The meetings of the Commission must be held at the times and places determined by the Commission: Provided that the chief executive officer must, in the absence of the Chairperson, convene the first meeting of the Commission. |
| (2) | If the Chairperson is absent from a meeting of the Commission, the Deputy Chairperson acts as chairperson, and if both the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson are absent from a meeting of the Commission, the commissioners present must elect one from among their number to preside at that meeting. |
| (3) | The quorum for any meeting of the Commission is a majority of the total number of commissioners. |
| (4) | The decision of the majority of the commissioners present at a meeting thereof is the decision of the Commission and in the event of an equality of votes concerning any matter, the commissioner presiding has a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote. |
(5) The Commission must—
| (a) | determine its own procedure: Provided that due regard must be given to the principles of transparency, openness and public participation; and |
| (b) | cause minutes to be kept of its proceedings. |
| (6) | The Commission may from time to time by notice in the Gazette make known the particulars of the procedure which it has determined in terms of subsection (5)(a). |