Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00494:clause:1_14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00494
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 14
Character Range: 5482–6534

14  After subsection 19(1)
Insert:

 (1A) The Governor‑General may appoint a maximum of 2 Deputy Chairs.

 (1B) Subsections (1C), (1D) and (1E) set out the rules as to seniority of Deputy Chairs.

 (1C) If there is only one Deputy Chair at a particular time, that person is the First Deputy Chair of the Commission.

 (1D) Subject to any determination made by the Minister under subsection (1E), if there are 2 Deputy Chairs at a particular time:
 (a) the Deputy Chair appointed earliest in time is the First Deputy Chair of the Commission; and
 (b) the other Deputy Chair is the Second Deputy Chair of the Commission.

 (1E) If there are 2 Deputy Chairs at a particular time, the Minister may determine which of the 2 Deputy Chairs is to be the First Deputy Chair of the Commission. The Deputy Chair who is the subject of the determination is the First Deputy Chair of the Commission and the other Deputy Chair is the Second Deputy Chair of the Commission.

Note: The heading to section 19 is altered by omitting "Chairman" and substituting "Chair".