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Police Administration Act 1978
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36A Deputy members
(1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint:
(a) a person to be the deputy of the Chairperson;
(b) a person to be the deputy of the Minister's nominee; and
(c) a person to be the deputy of the Police Association's nominee.
(2) The Minister must not appoint a person to be the deputy of the
Chairperson unless the person:
(a) is a member of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
established by the Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the
Commonwealth whose appointment as the deputy of the
Chairperson has been agreed to by the President of the
Commission; or
(b) is a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, has suitable
qualifications and experience to be appointed as the deputy of
the Chairperson.
(3) A person who is appointed under subsection (1) to be the deputy of
the holder of an office is to act in that office while the holder of the
office is absent or unable to act as a member of the Tribunal for any
reason.