Australian Human Rights Commission Respect at Uni Interim Report December 2024 The Race Discrimination Commissioner will chair the Advisory Committee meetings. A Department of Education officer will attend the Advisory Committee meeting in an observer capacity. Members will be expected to make their best endeavours to participate in meetings. As Members are invited based on their individual expertise and recognition within their community, proxies for members who are unable to attend a meeting are discouraged and will only be arranged in consultation with the Chair. A meeting quorum will consist of a minimum of 50 per cent of members and the Chair or the Chair’s proxy. A member who has a conflict of interest at any time during their membership, must, as soon as possible after the conflict has come to their knowledge, disclose the conflict to the Chair in writing. A member may resign from the Advisory Committee at any time by writing to the Chair. In such cases, the Chair will appoint a replacement in consultation with the Minister for Education and the Attorney-General and with the Minister for Indigenous Australians in the case of a First Nations appointment. Membership of the Advisory Committee is voluntary, noting the Committee is an advisory body only and does not have executive powers. 87