8AActing Chairman and Deputy Chairman

8A Acting Chairman and Deputy Chairman

(1) The Minister may appoint a person to act as Chairman: (a) during a vacancy in the office of Chairman; or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Chairman is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the duties of the office. (2) The Minister may appoint a person to act as Deputy Chairman: (a) during a vacancy in the office of Deputy Chairman; or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Deputy Chairman is absent from duty or from Australia, is acting as Chairman or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the duties of the office. (3) An appointment of a person under subsection (1) or (2) may be expressed to have effect only in specified circumstances. (4) A person appointed under subsection (1) or (2) to act during a vacancy in the office of Chairman or Deputy Chairman shall not continue to act for more than 12 months. (5) Where: (a) a person is acting as Chairman under paragraph (1)(b) or as Deputy Chairman under paragraph (2)(b); and (b) the office of Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case may be, becomes vacant; then, subject to subsection (3), the person may continue to act until: (c) the Minister otherwise directs in writing; (d) the vacancy is filled; or (e) a period of 12 months from the day on which the vacancy occurred expires; whichever happens first. (6) A person acting as Chairman or Deputy Chairman has all the powers and duties of the Chairman and Managing Director, or Deputy Chairman and Deputy Managing Director, as the case may be. (7) The Minister may: (a) determine the terms and conditions of appointment, including remuneration and allowances, of a person appointed to act as Chairman or Deputy Chairman; and (b) terminate the appointment at any time. (8) A person appointed to act as Chairman or Deputy Chairman may resign the appointment by writing signed by the person and delivered to the Minister. (9) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act as Chairman or Deputy Chairman is not invalid because: (a) the occasion for the appointment had not arisen; (b) there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the appointment; (c) the appointment had ceased to have effect; or (d) the occasion for the person to act had not arisen or had ceased.