112Deputies of members

#### 112 Deputies of members (1) A member referred to in paragraph 109(c) or (d) may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint a person to be the deputy of that member. (1A) The member referred to in paragraph 109(e) may appoint a person who is an officer or employee of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to be his or her deputy. (2) A member referred to in paragraph 109(c) or (d) may revoke the appointment of his or her deputy but the revocation is not effective until the member has given written notice of the revocation to the Minister. (2A) The member referred to in paragraph 109(e) may revoke the appointment of his or her deputy. (3) A deputy is entitled, in the absence of the member who appointed him or her from a meeting of the Authority, to attend that meeting and, when so attending, is taken to be a member. (4) A deputy may resign the office of deputy by delivering to the member who appointed him or her a signed notice of resignation. (5) Anything done by or in relation to a deputy purporting to act under this section is not invalid merely because: (a) there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the appointment; or (b) the appointment had ceased to have effect; or (c) the occasion for the deputy to act had not arisen or had ceased.