Judicial Council Act 2019
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Meetings and procedures of Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee | ||
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28. (1) The Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee shall hold such and so many meetings as may be necessary for the performance of its functions. | ||
(2) The first meeting of the Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee shall be held not later than 1 month after the date on which the Committee stands established under section 23 (1)(b). | ||
(3) At a meeting of the Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee— | ||
(a) the chairperson of that Committee shall, if present, be the chairperson of the meeting, or | ||
(b) if and so long as the chairperson of that Committee is not present, the next most senior judge present shall be the chairperson of the meeting. | ||
(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee shall be 5, of whom— | ||
(a) not fewer than 3 shall be members of the Committee who are judges, and | ||
(b) not fewer than 2 shall be lay members of the Committee. | ||
(5) Subject to this Act, the Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee shall regulate its own procedures. |