Liquor Commission Act 2018

(2) A person appointed to be the deputy of the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson must be a lawyer who has been admitted to the legal profession for at least 5 years and who is of good standing.

(3) The deputy of the member mentioned in section 7(5) must have qualifications or appropriate knowledge, experience and expertise in health-related matters and be of good standing.

(4) The appointment of a deputy of a member has effect while the member holds office, but the person may be reappointed as the deputy of the member (if the member is reappointed) or another member.

(5) If a member is absent from a meeting or other proceeding of the Commission, the deputy of the member may act in place of the member.

(6) When a deputy of a member attends a meeting or other proceeding in place of the member, the deputy is taken to be a member:

(a) for the Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act 2006; and

(b) for the exercise of the powers and the performance of the functions of the Commission.

(7) A reference in this Act or the Liquor Act 2019 to a member of the Commission includes a reference to the deputy of the member while acting in place of the member.

(8) The validity of a decision of the Commission, or an act done by a person as the deputy of a member, is not affected by an irregularity in the substitution of a deputy for a member.

Note for section 10

The deputy of the member who is the Chairperson stands in for that member when the member is absent, but does not stand in the role of Chairperson. The Deputy Chairperson stands in that role.