Deputy committee member
279 Deputy committee member
The chairperson of the commission may appoint as the chairperson’s deputy for a reference committee meeting another commissioner or the senior executive officer (corruption) (deputy committee member).
The commissioner of police may appoint as the commissioner’s deputy for a reference committee meeting an officer holding rank at least equal to assistant commissioner (also a deputy committee member).
The principal commissioner under the Family and Child Commission Act 2014 may appoint as the commissioner’s deputy for a reference committee meeting an appropriately qualified person nominated by the commissioner (also a deputy committee member).
The chief executive officer of the Australian Crime Commission may appoint as the chief executive officer’s deputy for a reference committee meeting an appropriately qualified person nominated by the chief executive officer (also a deputy committee member).
A person appointed as a deputy committee member for a reference committee meeting under this section is, for the purposes of the meeting, taken to be the committee member for whom the person is deputy.
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