sec.191AActing ordinary members

sec.191A Acting ordinary members

The Minister must establish a pool of persons to act as ordinary members (the ordinary members pool ). The Minister may approve a person as a member of the ordinary members pool only if the person is eligible to be appointed to the office of ordinary member under section 183 (4) . The Minister may— approve a person as a member of the ordinary members pool for a specified time; and cancel the approval of a person as a member of the ordinary members pool at any time. The Minister may approve a person as a member of the ordinary members pool only after consultation with the president. The Minister may appoint a person to act as an ordinary member. The president may appoint a person from the ordinary members pool to act as an ordinary member. An appointment may be made under subsection (5) or (6) if— there is a vacancy in the office of an ordinary member; or an ordinary 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 an ordinary member— has all the functions and powers of an ordinary member; and is taken to be an ordinary member for all purposes relating to this Act or an enabling Act. Without limiting subsection (8) , section 187 applies to a person acting as ordinary member as if the person were an ordinary member. An appointment to act as an ordinary member may be for a period of not more than 6 months. A person appointed to act as an ordinary member may be appointed to act as an ordinary member for a further period if— the term of the appointment does not immediately follow the person’s previous appointment as acting ordinary member; or the appointment is continuous on 1 or more of the person’s previous appointments as acting ordinary 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 an ordinary member. s 191A ins 2019 No. 12 s 37 amd 2020 No. 15 s 189 sub 2023 No. 23 s 189 (sec.191A-ssec.1) The Minister must establish a pool of persons to act as ordinary members (the ordinary members pool ). (sec.191A-ssec.2) The Minister may approve a person as a member of the ordinary members pool only if the person is eligible to be appointed to the office of ordinary member under section 183 (4) . (sec.191A-ssec.3) The Minister may— approve a person as a member of the ordinary members pool for a specified time; and cancel the approval of a person as a member of the ordinary members pool at any time. (sec.191A-ssec.4) The Minister may approve a person as a member of the ordinary members pool only after consultation with the president. (sec.191A-ssec.5) The Minister may appoint a person to act as an ordinary member. (sec.191A-ssec.6) The president may appoint a person from the ordinary members pool to act as an ordinary member. (sec.191A-ssec.7) An appointment may be made under subsection (5) or (6) if— there is a vacancy in the office of an ordinary member; or an ordinary 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.191A-ssec.8) A person appointed to act as an ordinary member— has all the functions and powers of an ordinary member; and is taken to be an ordinary member for all purposes relating to this Act or an enabling Act. (sec.191A-ssec.9) Without limiting subsection (8) , section 187 applies to a person acting as ordinary member as if the person were an ordinary member. (sec.191A-ssec.10) An appointment to act as an ordinary member may be for a period of not more than 6 months. (sec.191A-ssec.11) A person appointed to act as an ordinary member may be appointed to act as an ordinary member for a further period if— the term of the appointment does not immediately follow the person’s previous appointment as acting ordinary member; or the appointment is continuous on 1 or more of the person’s previous appointments as acting ordinary member and the total period of the continuous appointments is not more than 6 months. (sec.191A-ssec.12) The Minister or president may at any time cancel the appointment of a person to act as an ordinary member.