Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 181

181 Acting deputy president

(1) If there is a vacancy in the office of deputy president or the deputy president is absent or for any other reason is unable to perform the functions of the office, the Minister may appoint a person to act as deputy president for a period of not more than 6 months.

(2) An appointment under this section must be made in writing.

(3) The Minister may appoint only a District Court judge, or a senior member who is an Australian lawyer of at least 8 years standing, to act as deputy president.

(4) The Minister must consult the Chief Judge before appointing a District Court judge to act as deputy president.

(5) A person appointed to act as deputy president—

(a) has all the functions of the deputy president; and

(b) is taken to be the deputy president for all purposes relating to this Act or an enabling Act.

(6) Without limiting subsection (5) —

(a) section 176 (4) to (6) applies to a District Court judge acting as deputy president as if the judge were the deputy president; and

(b) sections 178 and 179 apply to a person acting as deputy president as if the person were the deputy president.

(7) If a senior member is appointed to act as deputy president, for the period of the acting the senior member is entitled to be paid the salary, but not the allowances, payable to a District Court judge under the Judicial Remuneration Act 2007 .

(8) A person appointed to act as deputy president may be appointed to act as deputy president for a further period—

(a) by the Minister, if the appointment is continuous on 1 or more of the person’s previous appointments as acting deputy president and the total period of the continuous appointments is not more than 6 months; or

(b) by the Governor in Council in other circumstances.

(9) The Governor in Council may at any time cancel the appointment of a person to act as deputy president.