8Appointment of acting TasTAFE directors

8 Appointment of acting TasTAFE directors

(1)  The Minister may appoint a person to act as a TasTAFE director if a TasTAFE director is absent (the absent TasTAFE director).

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1) , a TasTAFE director is absent if the director –

(a) is absent from his or her duty as a TasTAFE director; or

(b) is otherwise unable to perform the functions of the office of TasTAFE director.

(3)  A person appointed to act as a TasTAFE director under this section –

(a) is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be a TasTAFE director; and

(b) if the relevant absent TasTAFE director is the chair of the TasTAFE Board, is not taken to be the chair of the TasTAFE Board solely by virtue of his or her appointment under this section.

(4)  The appointment of a person under this section to act as a TasTAFE director terminates when whichever of the following first occurs:

(a) the absent TasTAFE director, for whom the person has been appointed to act, recommences performing the functions of a TasTAFE director;

(b) the absent TasTAFE director resigns;

(c) the Minister revokes the appointment to the TasTAFE Board of the absent TasTAFE director;

(d) the Minister revokes the appointment of the person to act as a TasTAFE director.