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### sec.34A Chair titles
If an Act establishes an office with a chair title (the statutory title ), a person holding the office may choose to be referred to by the statutory title or another chair title (the alternative title ).
For performing functions and exercising powers, it is irrelevant that the person holding the office uses the alternative title.
In this section—
chair title means the title of chair, chairperson, chairman or chairwoman or another similar title.
s 34A ins 2014 No. 39 s 3
(sec.34A-ssec.1) If an Act establishes an office with a chair title (the statutory title ), a person holding the office may choose to be referred to by the statutory title or another chair title (the alternative title ).
(sec.34A-ssec.2) For performing functions and exercising powers, it is irrelevant that the person holding the office uses the alternative title.
(sec.34A-ssec.3) In this section— chair title means the title of chair, chairperson, chairman or chairwoman or another similar title.