Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The Chair must preside at a Committee meeting at which he or she is present.
(2) If the Chair is unable to preside at a meeting, he or she must:
(a) select a member of the Committee to preside at the meeting; and
(b) advise the other Committee members of the selection.
(3) If the Chair is temporarily absent from a meeting, the member chosen by the Committee members present must preside at the meeting.
(4) A member presiding under subregulation (2) or (3) may exercise the powers and functions of the Chair.