Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 191

191 Acting senior members

(1) The Minister must establish a pool of persons to act as senior members (the
"senior members pool" ).

(2) The Minister may approve a person as a member of the senior members pool only if the person is eligible to be appointed to the office of senior member under section 183 (3) .

(3) The Minister may—

(a) approve a person as a member of the senior members pool for a specified time; and

(b) cancel the approval of a person as a member of the senior members pool at any time.

(4) The Minister may approve a person as a member of the senior members pool only after consultation with the president.

(5) The Minister may appoint a person to act as a senior member.

(6) The president may appoint a person from the senior members pool to act as a senior member.

(7) An appointment may be made under subsection (5) or (6) if—

(a) there is a vacancy in the office of a senior member; or

(b) a senior member is absent or for any other reason is unable to perform the functions of the office; or

(c) the appointment is required for the proper functioning of the tribunal.

(8) A person appointed to act as a senior member—

(a) has all the functions and powers of a senior member; and

(b) is taken to be a senior member for all purposes relating to this Act or an enabling Act.

(9) Without limiting subsection (8) , section 187 applies to a person acting as senior member as if the person were a senior member.

(10) An appointment to act as a senior member may be for a period of not more than 6 months.

(11) A person appointed to act as a senior member may be appointed to act as a senior member for a further period if—

(a) the term of the appointment does not immediately follow the person’s previous appointment as acting senior member; or

(b) the appointment is continuous on 1 or more of the person’s previous appointments as acting senior member and the total period of the continuous appointments is not more than 6 months.

(12) The Minister or president may at any time cancel the appointment of a person to act as a senior member.