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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.

 

(4)

(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.