Deputies
5 Deputies
The Minister may, from time to time, appoint a person to be the deputy of an appointed member, and may revoke any such appointment.
A member (other than an appointed member) may, from time to time, appoint a person to be the deputy of the member, and may revoke any such appointment.
In the absence of a member, the member’s deputy may, if available, act in the place of the member.
While acting in the place of a member, a person has all the functions of the member and is taken to be a member.
For the purposes of this clause, a vacancy in the office of a member is taken to be an absence of the member.
This clause does not operate to confer on the deputy of a member who is the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson the member’s functions as Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson.
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