sec.191Acting senior members

sec.191 Acting senior members

The Minister must establish a pool of persons to act as senior members (the senior members pool ). The Minister may approve a person as a member of the senior members pool only if the person is eligible to be appointed to the office of senior member under section 183 (3) . The Minister may— approve a person as a member of the senior members pool for a specified time; and cancel the approval of a person as a member of the senior members pool at any time. The Minister may approve a person as a member of the senior members pool only after consultation with the president. The Minister may appoint a person to act as a senior member. The president may appoint a person from the senior members pool to act as a senior member. An appointment may be made under subsection (5) or (6) if— there is a vacancy in the office of a senior member; or a senior member is absent or for any other reason is unable to perform the functions of the office; or the appointment is required for the proper functioning of the tribunal. A person appointed to act as a senior member— has all the functions and powers of a senior member; and is taken to be a senior member for all purposes relating to this Act or an enabling Act. Without limiting subsection (8) , section 187 applies to a person acting as senior member as if the person were a senior member. An appointment to act as a senior member may be for a period of not more than 6 months. A person appointed to act as a senior member may be appointed to act as a senior member for a further period if— the term of the appointment does not immediately follow the person’s previous appointment as acting senior member; or the appointment is continuous on 1 or more of the person’s previous appointments as acting senior member and the total period of the continuous appointments is not more than 6 months. The Minister or president may at any time cancel the appointment of a person to act as a senior member. s 191 sub 2019 No. 12 s 37 amd 2020 No. 15 s 188 ; 2023 No. 23 s 188 (sec.191-ssec.1) The Minister must establish a pool of persons to act as senior members (the senior members pool ). (sec.191-ssec.2) The Minister may approve a person as a member of the senior members pool only if the person is eligible to be appointed to the office of senior member under section 183 (3) . (sec.191-ssec.3) The Minister may— approve a person as a member of the senior members pool for a specified time; and cancel the approval of a person as a member of the senior members pool at any time. (sec.191-ssec.4) The Minister may approve a person as a member of the senior members pool only after consultation with the president. (sec.191-ssec.5) The Minister may appoint a person to act as a senior member. (sec.191-ssec.6) The president may appoint a person from the senior members pool to act as a senior member. (sec.191-ssec.7) An appointment may be made under subsection (5) or (6) if— there is a vacancy in the office of a senior member; or a senior member is absent or for any other reason is unable to perform the functions of the office; or the appointment is required for the proper functioning of the tribunal. (sec.191-ssec.8) A person appointed to act as a senior member— has all the functions and powers of a senior member; and is taken to be a senior member for all purposes relating to this Act or an enabling Act. (sec.191-ssec.9) Without limiting subsection (8) , section 187 applies to a person acting as senior member as if the person were a senior member. (sec.191-ssec.10) An appointment to act as a senior member may be for a period of not more than 6 months. (sec.191-ssec.11) A person appointed to act as a senior member may be appointed to act as a senior member for a further period if— the term of the appointment does not immediately follow the person’s previous appointment as acting senior member; or the appointment is continuous on 1 or more of the person’s previous appointments as acting senior member and the total period of the continuous appointments is not more than 6 months. (sec.191-ssec.12) The Minister or president may at any time cancel the appointment of a person to act as a senior member.