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Industrial Relations Act 1984
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### 61Y Casual vacancy
> *\[Section 61Y Inserted by No. 59 of 1992, s. 40 \]*
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> > (1) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of an employee committee, the employees being represented by the committee, by secret ballot, may elect one of their number to fill the vacancy.
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> > (2) Pending the election, the chairperson may appoint an employee referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS61Y@Gs1@EN) to fill the vacant position.
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> > (3) A person elected under this section as a member of an employee committee holds office for the remainder of the term of office of his or her predecessor.