Common use of Consensus Clause in Contracts

Consensus. 5.1 Deliberations of the AMB on any particular proposal or initiative will strive in a constructive and co-operative manner to achieve a consensus decision of the members, which will be deemed recommendations both to the Government of Canada and the Council of the Haida Nation, by way of referral to their designated representatives, agencies or departments, as deemed appropriate by each party. 5.2 In the event of a consensus decision of AMB members on a matter, any referrals and any steps required to authorize implementation of the decision will be noted at that time in the minutes. During the course of this referral process, the AMB will, if required by either party, discuss the matter further. Upon the conclusion of the referral process, and if there is no objection by either party, the decision will be deemed to have been approved and thereby free and clear to be effected by the appropriate party(ies). 5.3 In the event of a clear and final disagreement of AMB members on a matter, related decisions and any actions arising will be held in abeyance, and will be referred to the Council of the Haida Nation and to the Government of Canada to attempt to reach agreement on the matter in good faith. The parties may request the assistance of an agreed neutral third party(ies) in attempting to reach an agreement. 5.4 Matters held in abeyance under Section 5.3 will be set aside from the normal business of the AMB until such time as the members receive instructions from the Government of Canada and the Council of the Haida Nation regarding their understanding on the matter. 5.5 Matters set aside under Section 5.4 will not reduce or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ the obligation and ability of the AMB to continue to deliberate in good faith and to strive to achieve consensus decisions on other proposals and initiatives in accordance with Section 5.0.