Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DAIRY PRODUCE ACT 1986 No. 54 of 1986 - SECT 34

34. (1) The Minister-

   (a)  shall appoint an appointed member to be the deputy of the Chairperson;
        and

   (b)  may appoint a person to be the deputy of the government member.

(2) Subject to sub-section (3), a person appointed under sub-section (1) holds
office as the deputy of the Chairperson or of the government member, as the
case may be, until the Minister terminates the appointment or, in the case of
the deputy of the Chairperson, the person ceases to be a member, whichever
first happens.

(3) A person appointed under sub-section (1) may resign the office to which he
or she has been so appointed by writing signed by the person and delivered to
the Minister, but the resignation is not effective until it is accepted by the
Minister.

(4) The deputy of the Chairperson has and shall exercise all the powers, and
shall perform all the functions, of the Chairperson-

   (a)  during any vacancy in the office of the Chairperson; and

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

(5) The deputy of the government member has and shall exercise all the powers,
and shall perform all the functions, of the government member-

   (a)  during any vacancy in the office of the government member; and

   (b)  during any period when the government member is absent from duty or
        from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the
        duties of the office of government member.

(6) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under
sub-section (1) is not invalid on the ground that-

   (a)  the occasion for the person's appointment had not arisen;

   (b)  there is a defect or irregularity in connection with the person's
        appointment;

   (c)  the person's appointment had ceased to have effect; or

   (d)  the occasion for the person to act had not arisen or had ceased.