66(1)A conciliation board shall, forthwith upon the appointment of the chairman thereof, endeavour to bring about agreement between the parties in relation to the matters referred to it.

66(2)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a conciliation board may determine its own procedure, but shall give full opportunity to all parties to present evidence and make representations.

66(3)The chairman may, after consultation with the other members of the board, fix the time and place of sittings of a conciliation board and notify the parties as to the time and place so fixed.

66(4)The chairman of a conciliation board shall in writing, immediately upon the conclusion of its first sitting, inform the Minister of the date on which the sitting was held.

66(5)The chairman and one other member of a conciliation board constitute a quorum, but in the absence of a member, the other members shall not proceed unless the absent member has been given reasonable notice of the sitting.

66(6)The decision of a majority of the members present at a sitting of a conciliation board shall be the decision of the conciliation board but, if there is no majority, the decision of the chairman shall be the decision of the conciliation board.

66(7)The chairman shall forward to the Minister a detailed certified statement of the sitting of the board, and of the members and witnesses present at each sitting.

66(8)The report of the majority of the members is the report of the conciliation board.