(1) The Committee shall meet monthly or quarterly at a time, place and date as convened by the Chairperson and at a minimum, half-yearly.
(2) The Chairperson may convene a meeting of the Committee by video link, teleconference or other electronic means with the concurrence of a majority of the members.
(3) A member is deemed to be present at a meeting of the Committee if the member participates by video link, teleconference or other electronic means and the members participating in the meeting are able to hear and speak to each other.
(4) At a meeting of the Committee —
(a) the Chairperson shall preside;
(b) if the Chairperson is not present, the Deputy Chairperson shall preside.
(5) Each member of the Committee has one vote and in cases of equal division the Chairperson has the casting vote.
(6) In the absence of the Chairperson and in the case of an equal division of votes, the Deputy Chairperson has the casting vote.
(7) The Committee may co-opt a person whose expertise is required to attend a meeting of the Committee.
(8) The Chairperson shall communicate the recommendations or minutes of a meeting of the Committee to the Minister, within 7 working days after each meeting of the Committee.