s 9 Meetings of Senate
9.—(1) The Senate may meet at such times and places as the Senate or the president may determine. (2) A majority of the members of the Senate constitutes a quorum for any meeting of the Senate. (3) All questions arising at any meeting of the Senate are to be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present. (4) At any meeting of the Senate, the president or in the president’s absence the vice‑president presiding at the meeting has a deliberative vote and has, in the event of an equality of votes, a casting vote. (5) Subject to any rules made under this Act, the Senate may regulate its own procedure and, in particular, the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of meetings, the proceedings at those meetings and the keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of those minutes. (6) The validity of the proceedings of the Senate is not affected by any vacancy among its members or by any irregularity in the appointment of any member.