2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   18 JANUARY 2021




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                          18 JANUARY 2021

     Additional meetings may be convened by the Chair to discuss a pressing matter. In recognition of the
     potential inability for members to attend at short notice, no vote will be undertaken at one of these
     meetings.
     Meeting Agenda
     The co-chairs from NSC and MSQ will send a meeting reminder and call for agenda items from
     NRSAC members no later than two weeks prior to the meeting. A final agenda will be approved by
    the co-chairs and will be circulated to NRSAC members at least one week prior to the meeting.
     Voting
    Endorsement of the draft minutes is often the only agenda item which is formally put to a vote in
     NRSAC meetings. It is not expected that issues for discussion will be put to a vote, and instead the
     group may indicate that its advice represents unanimous, majority or a range of different views.
     Each member present is entitled to one vote however they may choose to abstain. A proxy may have
     one vote, but a member who holds a proxy for another member may still exercise only one vote. The
     Chairs, management partners, presenters and observers are not eligible to vote.
     Subcommittees
    On occasion, when a specific issue needs to be addressed outside the scheduled meeting time, the
     Chair may endorse the formation of a subcommittee or working group. Once formed, the
     subcommittee may decide how often it meets. The general NRSAC meeting should be addressed by
     a spokesperson from the subcommittee to keep members updated on its progress.
    When a subcommittee drafts a response to a specific issue, these drafts must be sent to all NRSAC
     members for consideration and to ensure endorsement can be made at the next meeting. If the
     subcommittee is unable to table the drafts at a meeting, the drafts must be provided to the
     members for endorsement out of session.
     Subcommittees may seek broader advice from members of the community to bring back to the
     NRSAC, where it will enhance decision making.
     Reporting
     All minutes from meetings of the NRSAC shall be made public on the Noosa Council and MSQ.
     websites. Media releases may be published to provide intermittent updates on progress and key
     milestones achieved.

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