553ICircumstances for acting non-government co-chairperson

553I Circumstances for acting non-government co-chairperson

(1) The deputy non-government co-chairperson must act as the non-government co‑chairperson—

(a) during a vacancy in the office of the non-government co-chairperson; or

(b) during any period when—

(i) the non-government co‑chairperson is absent; or

(ii) the non-government co‑chairperson is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions and duties of that office.

(2) If the deputy non-government co-chairperson is unable to perform the functions and duties of the non-government co-chairperson, the Committee may elect another committee member who is an affected person to act as the non-government co-chairperson.

(3) A committee member elected under subregulation (2) acts as the non-government co-chairperson for a period not exceeding 3 consecutive meetings.

(4) A committee member acting as the non‑government co-chairperson—

(a) may exercise all the powers of the non‑government co-chairperson; and

(b) must perform all the functions and duties of the non-government co‑chairperson.

Reg. 553J inserted by S.R. No. 106/2020 reg. 3.