144Chairperson and deputy chairperson

#### 144 Chairperson and deputy chairperson 144 Chairperson and deputy chairperson > > (1) The Minister and the Attorney General must appoint— > > > > > (a) one member of the Board to be the chairperson of the Board, and > > > > > (b) another member of the Board to be the deputy chairperson of the Board. > > > (2) A member of the Board is not eligible to be appointed as the chairperson or deputy chairperson unless the person is— > > > > > (a) an Australian legal practitioner with at least 7 years’ legal practice experience, and > > > > > (b) either— > > > > > > > (i) a Judge or other judicial officer, or a former Judge or other judicial officer, of a superior court of record of the State or of another State or Territory or of Australia, or > > > > > > > (ii) qualified to be appointed as a Judge or other judicial officer of a court referred to in subparagraph (i). > > > (3) If the chairperson is unable to act because of illness, absence or other cause or if there is no chairperson, the deputy chairperson acts in the chairperson’s place. > > > (4) An act or omission of the deputy chairperson acting in the chairperson’s place must not be questioned on the ground that the occasion to act in the chairperson’s place had not arisen or had ceased.