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appoint a member to act as Chairperson:

     (a) during a vacancy in the office of Chairperson, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or

     (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Chairperson is absent from office.

Meetings

"196R.(1) The Chairperson may convene meetings of the Repatriation Medical Authority as he or she considers necessary for the performance of its functions. The Chairperson may delegate this power to another member or to a member of the staff of the Authority.

  "(2) The Chairperson presides at all meetings of the Authority.

  "(3) At a meeting, 3 members constitute a quorum.

"(4) A question arising at a meeting is to be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting. The Chairperson has only a deliberative vote.

"(5) The Authority must keep minutes of the proceedings at each meeting.

"(6) Subject to this section, the Authority determines the procedures for convening its meetings and for conducting its business.

Remuneration and allowances

"196S.(1) A member shall be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal but, if no determination of that remuneration by the Tribunal is in operation, a member shall be paid such remuneration as the Minister determines in writing.

"(2) A member shall be paid such allowances as the Minister determines in writing.

"(3) This section has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.

"Division 3—Staff and Consultants

Staff

"196T. The staff necessary to assist the Repatriation Medical Authority consists of persons appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 1922 and made available to the Authority by the Secretary.

Consultants

"196U.(1) The Repatriation Medical Authority may, under written agreement, engage consultants to provide expert advice to the Authority about any disease, injury or death that the Authority is investigating.

"(2) The Authority may not engage a consultant without the approval of the Minister.

"PART XIB—THE SPECIALIST MEDICAL REVIEW COUNCIL

"Division 1—Establishment and functions

Establishment of Council

  "196V.(1) A Specialist Medical Review Council is established."(2) The Review Council:

  (a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and

  (b) has a common seal; and

  (c) may sue and be sued.

  "(3) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially must:

    (a) take judicial notice of the imprint of the seal of the Review Council appearing on a document; and

  (b) presume that the document was duly sealed.

"(4) Debts incurred by the Review Council in the performance of its functions are, for all purposes, taken to be debts incurred by the Commonwealth.

Functions of Review Council

  "196W.(1) This section sets out the functions of the Review Council.

  "(2) If the Council is asked under section 196Y to review:

    (a) the