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Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Act 1986
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#### 7 Deputies for members
7 Deputies for members
> > (1) The Minister may, from time to time, appoint a person to be the deputy of an appointed member.
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> > (2) A person shall not be appointed under subclause (1) as the deputy of—
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> > > (a) an appointed member referred to in section 8 (2) (b), unless the person is appointed from the same panel as that from which the member was appointed or the person is appointed from a further panel of 6 persons nominated by Unions NSW, or
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> > > (b) an appointed member referred to in section 8 (2) (c), unless the person is appointed from the same panel as that from which the member was appointed or the person is appointed from a further panel of 6 persons nominated jointly by the Master Builders’ Association of New South Wales and the Australian Federation of Employers and Industries.
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> > (3) Two or more persons may be appointed under subclause (1) as deputies from a single further panel of 6 persons referred to in subclause (2) (a) or (b).
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> > (4) A deputy of an appointed member under subclause (1) may, in the absence of the appointed member or during a vacancy in the office of the appointed member, act in the office of the appointed member and, while so acting, shall have all the functions of the appointed member and shall be deemed to be an appointed member.