7Alternate members of Redistribution Committee and Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission

### 7 Alternate members of Redistribution Committee and Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission > > (1)  For the purposes of this Act – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-02-16/act-2004-053#JS1@Ja8@GC4@EN) [*\[Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 28 of 2007, s. 5, Applied:13 Sep 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-09-13/act-2007-028#GS5@Hpa@EN) an alternate member is to be appointed for each member of the – > > > > > > > > > > (i) Redistribution Committee except the Electoral Commissioner; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS35@Hpa@EN) Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission except those members who are members of the Electoral Commission; and > > > > > > > (b) appointments of alternate members are to be made – > > > > > > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS35@Hpb@EN) when the Committee and the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission are first appointed under [section 4](#GS4@EN) ; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS35@Hpc@EN) if subsequently there is a vacancy in the office of a member or alternate member, on a request made to the Governor by the Committee or the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission; and > > > > > > > (c) an alternate member must have the same qualifications as the member for whom he or she is an alternate or must be acting in, or performing the duties of, that member's office; and > > > > > > > (d) [*\[Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 31 of 1998, s. 29, Applied:28 Jul 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-07-28/act-1998-031#GS29@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (2)  [*\[Section 7 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 28 of 2007, s. 5, Applied:13 Sep 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-09-13/act-2007-028#GS5@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (3)  [*\[Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS35@Hpd@EN) An alternate member is to act as a member of the Redistribution Committee or the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission only if the member for whom he or she is an alternate dies or only while that member– > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS35@Hpe@EN) is absent from a meeting of the Committee or the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission; or > > > > > > > (b) is incapable of acting as a member. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 7 Subsection (4) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS35@Hpf@EN) Where an alternate member acts as a member of the Redistribution Committee or the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission– > > > > > > (a) he or she may exercise all the powers of the member for whom he or she is an alternate member; and > > > > > > > (b) all things done or omitted to be done by the alternate member are as valid, and have the same consequences, as if they had been done or omitted to be done by the member for whom he or she is an alternate member.