Section 510 — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Procedure of a Committee

(1) The regulations may provide for: (a) matters relating to the operation of a Committee, including: (i) procedures for convening meetings of the Committee; and (ii) procedures for determining who is to preside at a meeting of the Committee; and (iii) determining who may attend a meeting of the Committee; and (iv) the constitution of a quorum for a meeting of the Committee; and (v) procedures relating to a member’s interest in matters being dealt with by the Committee; and (vi) the way in which matters are to be resolved by the Committee; and (vii) for a Committee that has co-chairs—procedures relating to co-chairs; and (b) the appointment and rights of a deputy of a member of a Committee. (2) The regulations may allow a Committee to determine a matter relating to the operation of the Committee for which the regulations may provide. (3) If there are no regulations in force, a Committee may operate in the way it determines.