Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04592:schedule:2:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04592
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 6/13)
Character Range: 26248–28980

Statement to be laid before Parliament if Deputy Chairperson removed from office

"(7) If the Minister removes a person from the office of Deputy Chairperson of a Regional Council, the Minister must cause to be laid before each House of the Parliament, within 7 sitting days of that House after the removal, a statement:

  (a) identifying the Deputy Chairperson; and

  (b) stating that he or she has been removed from office; and

  (c) setting out the ground of the removal from office.

Acting appointments

"127H.(1) The Deputy Chairperson of a Regional Council is to act as the Chairperson of the Regional Council:

     (a) during a vacancy in the office of Chairperson of the Regional Council, whether or not an election has previously been conducted for the office; or

     (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Chairperson of the Regional Council is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.

"(2) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under subsection (1) is not invalid merely because the occasion to act had not arisen or had ceased.

Alternate Deputy Chairperson

Election of alternate

"127J.(1) A Regional Council may elect a member of the Council to be the alternate of the Deputy Chairperson.

Commissioner not to be elected as alternate

"(2) A Regional Council must not elect a Commissioner to be the alternate of the Deputy Chairperson.

Term of office

"(3) The alternate of the Deputy Chairperson holds office for such period as is determined by the Regional Council. However, the alternate of the Deputy Chairperson may be re-elected under subsection (1).

Alternate ceases to hold office if he or she becomes a Commissioner

"(4) If the alternate of the Deputy Chairperson becomes a Commissioner, he or she ceases to be the alternate of the Deputy Chairperson.

Alternate to act as Deputy Chairperson

"(5) The alternate of the Deputy Chairperson is to act as the Deputy Chairperson:

     (a) during a vacancy in the office of Deputy Chairperson, whether or not an election has previously been conducted for the office; or

     (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Deputy Chairperson is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.

Alternate to act as Chairperson

"(6) The alternate of the Deputy Chairperson is to act as the Chairperson:

     (a) during a vacancy in the offices of both the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson, whether or not elections have previously been conducted for the offices; or

     (b) during any period, or during all periods, when both of the following subparagraphs apply:

        (i) the