14(1)Subject to this section, to carry out its duties the Panel may establish its own rules of procedure, including rules relating to the manner of holding, the timing of and the location of, and other matters in relation to, meetings and hearings, the reception and consideration of documentation, information, submissions and presentations and the making of decisions and recommendations.

14(2)The Panel shall meet at least twice in each year to carry out its duties, except in circumstances where no nominations have been received in the previous 6 months and where no other business gives rise to a need for a meeting.

14(3)Four members of the Panel including the chairperson, but not including the secretary or alternate secretary, as the case may be, constitute a quorum.

14(4)The secretary or alternate secretary shall be present at every meeting of the Panel.

14(5)Decisions of the Panel shall be reached by consensus, except in circumstances where, in the opinion of the chairperson, a consensus has not been reached, in which case a decision shall be that of the majority of members present.

14(6)The chairperson shall not vote on decisions of the Panel except where a vote has resulted in a tie.

14(7)The secretary shall not vote.