(7) All acts, matters or things, authorised or required to be done by the Commission may be decided by a majority vote at any meeting of the Commission at which a quorum is present. Provided that in the event of an equality of votes the chairperson or person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote. (8) With the Commission’s approval, the chairperson of the Commission may invite any person to attend a meeting of the Commission or a committee, where the chairperson considers that the person has special knowledge or experience in any matter to be considered by the Commission or the committee, as the case may be, at that meeting. (9) A person invited to attend a meeting of the Commission or of a committee in terms of subparagraph (8) may take part in the proceedings of the Commission or the committee as if he or she were a member thereof, but he or she shall not have a vote on any question before the Commission or committee, as the case may be. (10) Any proposal circulated among all members and agreed to in writing by a majority of them shall have the same effect as a resolution passed at a duly constituted meeting of the members and shall be incorporated into the minutes of the next succeeding meeting of the Commission: Provided that if a member requires that such a proposal be placed before a meeting of the Commission, this subparagraph shall not apply to the proposal. Committees of Commission 8(1) For the better exercise of its functions the Commission may establish one or more committees in which the Commission may vest its functions as it considers appropriate: Provided that the vesting of any function in a committee shall not divest the Commission of that function, and the Commission may amend or rescind any decision of the committee in the exercise of that function. (2) On the establishment of a committee in terms of subsection (1), the Commission— (a) shall appoint at least one member of the Commission as a member of the committee, and that member or one of those members, as the case may be, shall be chairperson of the committee; and (b) may appoint as members of the committee persons who are not members of the Commission and may fix terms and conditions of their appointment. (3) Meetings of a committee may be convened at any time and at any place by the chairperson of the Commission. (4) If the chairperson of a committee is absent from any meeting of the committee, the members present may elect one of their number to preside at that meeting as chairperson. (5) A majority of members of a committee shall form a quorum at any meeting of a committee. (6) Anything authorised or required to be done by a committee may be decided by a majority vote at a meeting of the committee at which a quorum is present. 19