Constitution of Urabba Parks/Section 39
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Quorum
(1) Subject to this section and until the Parliament otherwise provides, the presence of at least an absolute majority of the whole number of the members of the House of Ordinaries shall be necessary to constitute a meeting of the House for the exercise of its powers.
(2) The House of Ordinaries shall only proceed to business if at least a majority of the members present are not Ministers.
(3) A Minister shall not take the chair at a sitting of the House of Ordinaries or a committee of the House.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply if:
- (a) there are fewer than three legislative directors; and
- (b) each member of the House of Ordinaries is a Minister serving on an honorary basis.