44. An indemnity fund committee, hereinafter called the “committee”, shall be established by the board of directors to examine all claims against the fund. It shall comprise not fewer than 5 members appointed by the board of directors from among the notaries who have been entered on the roll of the Order for at least 10 years and the directors appointed to the board of directors by the Office des professions du Québec pursuant to section 78 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26); at least one of the members must be a director.
The chair of the committee is designated by the members.
The quorum of the committee is a majority of members.