Queensland Numbered Acts

CORRECTIVE SERVICES (PROMOTING SAFETY) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2024 - SECT 14

14 Replacement of s 228 (Acting appointments)

Section 228 —
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228 Acting prescribed members

(1) The Governor in Council may appoint a person to act as the president, a deputy president or a professional board member if the person meets the requirements for appointment to the office.

(2) A person appointed to act as the president is appointed, subject to any limitations stated in the instrument of appointment, to act as the president while—

(a) the office of president is vacant; or

(b) the president is absent from duty or from the State or cannot, for another reason, perform the duties of the president.

(3) A person appointed to act as a deputy president or a professional board member is appointed to carry out duties from time to time as directed by the president—

(a) during a stated period; or

(b) for a stated matter.

(4) Before making a recommendation to the Governor in Council for appointment of an acting board member, the Minister must request the chief executive to assess (under chapter 6, part 13, division 2) the person’s suitability to act in that capacity.

(5) Before making a recommendation to the Governor in Council for appointment of an acting deputy president, the Minister must consult with the president.

(6) A person may not be appointed as an acting board member for—

(a) a continuous period of more than 1 year; or

(b) a period that, with the periods of other appointments of the person as an acting board member, forms a continuous period of more than 1 year.

(7) However, subsection (6) does not apply to the appointment of a person to act as the president or a deputy president if, in recommending the person for the appointment, the Minister has consulted with the parliamentary committee (within the meaning of section 223).

(8) An acting board member is appointed on the terms, not otherwise provided for by this Act, decided by the Governor in Council.

(9) The president or the Minister may ask the chief executive to assess (under chapter 6, part 13, division 2) the suitability of a person to continue to perform functions as an acting board member.