Niue Constitution Act 1974

12 Meetings of Cabinet

• (1) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Cabinet unless at least 3 Ministers are present.

  (2) The Cabinet shall not be disqualified for the transaction of business by reason only that there is a vacancy among its members, or that, in any case where Article 8 of this Constitution applies, no appointment has been made pursuant to that Article. No proceedings of the Cabinet shall be questioned on the ground that some person who acted as a Minister in relation to those proceedings was not qualified so to act.

  (3) Notice of every meeting of the Cabinet and a copy of every paper to be considered at that meeting shall be given to each Minister, and to the Secretary to the Government.

  (4) The Secretary to the Government shall have the right to attend any meeting of the Cabinet and to speak on any matter under consideration by the Cabinet, and he shall so attend if required to do so by the Premier.

  (5) The decision of the Cabinet on any matter shall be taken only by the Ministers present at a meeting of the Cabinet.

  (6) Subject to this Article, the Cabinet shall regulate its own procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.