19Deputy Chair

#### 19 Deputy Chair (1) The Governor‑General may appoint a person who is, or is to be, a member to be a Deputy Chair of the Commission. (1A) The Governor‑General may appoint a maximum of 2 Deputy Chairs. (1B) Subsections (1C), (1D) and (1E) set out the rules as to seniority of Deputy Chairs. (1C) If there is only one Deputy Chair at a particular time, that person is the First Deputy Chair of the Commission. (1D) Subject to any determination made by the Minister under subsection (1E), if there are 2 Deputy Chairs at a particular time: (a) the Deputy Chair appointed earliest in time is the First Deputy Chair of the Commission; and (b) the other Deputy Chair is the Second Deputy Chair of the Commission. (1E) If there are 2 Deputy Chairs at a particular time, the Minister may determine which of the 2 Deputy Chairs is to be the First Deputy Chair of the Commission. The Deputy Chair who is the subject of the determination is the First Deputy Chair of the Commission and the other Deputy Chair is the Second Deputy Chair of the Commission. (2) A person appointed under this section holds office as a Deputy Chair until the expiration of his or her period of appointment as a member or until he or she sooner ceases to be a member. (3) If: (a) a person ceases to be a Deputy Chair because the period of his or her appointment as a member has expired; and (b) the person is re‑appointed as a member; then he or she is eligible for re‑appointment as a Deputy Chair. (4) A Deputy Chair may resign his or her office of Deputy Chair by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Governor‑General.