18Acting Board members

18 Acting Board members

Acting by operation of law (1) The Deputy Chair is to act as the Chair: (a) during a vacancy in the office of Chair (whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office); or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Chair: (i) is absent from duty; or (ii) is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.

Note: For rules that apply to persons acting as the Chair, see section 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Acting appointments (2) The Minister may, by written instrument, appoint an appointed Board member to act as the Deputy Chair: (a) during a vacancy in the office of Deputy Chair (whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office); or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Deputy Chair: (i) is acting as the Chair; or (ii) is absent from duty; or (iii) is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.

Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(3) The Minister may, by written instrument, appoint a person to act as an appointed Board member (other than the Chair or the Deputy Chair): (a) during a vacancy in the office of an appointed Board member (whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office); or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when an appointed Board member: (i) is acting as the Deputy Chair; or (ii) is absent from duty; or (iii) is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.

Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Qualifications etc. of acting Board members (4) Subsections 17(3) and (4) apply to an appointment under this section in the same way as they apply to an appointment under section 17.