Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008
sec.53AReconstituting commission for particular conferences
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.53A
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008.
sec.53A Reconstituting commission for particular conferences
This section applies if the commission is constituted under section 50A for a conference. If a constituting member for the conference stops being a member or for any reason is not available for the conference, the commissioner may direct that the commission for the conference be constituted by— the remaining constituting members and another local commissioner appointed by the commissioner; or the commissioner and the remaining constituting members. If the commission adjourns a conference under section 64 (2) and the commissioner does not endorse the proposed income management decision, after the adjournment the commission for the conference is to be constituted by— the commissioner; and the 3 local commissioners who were constituting members for the conference before the adjournment. If a constituting member mentioned in subsection (3) (b) stops being a member, or for any reason is not available for the conference after the adjournment, the commissioner may direct that the commission for the conference be constituted by— the commissioner and the remaining constituting members; or the commissioner, the remaining constituting members and another local commissioner appointed by the commissioner. In appointing another local commissioner under subsection (2) (a) or (4) (b) , the commissioner must have regard to the matters mentioned in section 51 (2) and (3) . The commission as reconstituted must continue and finish the conference, and, for that purpose, may have regard to any record relating to the conference made by the commission as previously constituted. s 53A ins 2010 No. 42 s 54 amd 2013 No. 48 s 2B (sec.53A-ssec.1) This section applies if the commission is constituted under section 50A for a conference. (sec.53A-ssec.2) If a constituting member for the conference stops being a member or for any reason is not available for the conference, the commissioner may direct that the commission for the conference be constituted by— the remaining constituting members and another local commissioner appointed by the commissioner; or the commissioner and the remaining constituting members. (sec.53A-ssec.3) If the commission adjourns a conference under section 64 (2) and the commissioner does not endorse the proposed income management decision, after the adjournment the commission for the conference is to be constituted by— the commissioner; and the 3 local commissioners who were constituting members for the conference before the adjournment. (sec.53A-ssec.4) If a constituting member mentioned in subsection (3) (b) stops being a member, or for any reason is not available for the conference after the adjournment, the commissioner may direct that the commission for the conference be constituted by— the commissioner and the remaining constituting members; or the commissioner, the remaining constituting members and another local commissioner appointed by the commissioner. (sec.53A-ssec.5) In appointing another local commissioner under subsection (2) (a) or (4) (b) , the commissioner must have regard to the matters mentioned in section 51 (2) and (3) . (sec.53A-ssec.6) The commission as reconstituted must continue and finish the conference, and, for that purpose, may have regard to any record relating to the conference made by the commission as previously constituted.