Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The deputy Chairperson must act as Chairperson—
(a) if the office of Chairperson is vacant; or
(b) during any period when the Chairperson is absent; or
(c) if the Chairperson is, for any other reason, unable to attend meetings of the Authority or is otherwise unable to perform the duties of the office.
(2) While the deputy Chairperson is acting as Chairperson, the deputy Chairperson—
(a) has and may exercise all the powers, and must perform all the functions and duties, of the Chairperson; and
(b) is entitled to be paid the remuneration and allowances to which the Chairperson would have been entitled.
(3) The Minister may appoint a member of the Authority to act as deputy Chairperson—
(a) during a vacancy in the office of deputy Chairperson; or
(b) during any period when the deputy Chairperson is absent; or
(c) during any period when the deputy Chairperson is acting as Chairperson; or
(d) if the deputy Chairperson is, for any other reason, unable to attend meetings of the Authority or is otherwise unable to perform the duties of the office.
(4) While a member of the Authority is acting as deputy Chairperson, the member—
(a) has and may exercise all the powers, and must perform all the functions and duties, of the deputy Chairperson; and
(b) is entitled to be paid the remuneration and allowances to which the deputy Chairperson would have been entitled.