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 board meetings or 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 which the chairperson would have been entitled to.
(3) The Minister may appoint a director 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 board or otherwise unable to perform the duties of the office.
(4) While a director is acting as deputy chairperson, the director has and may exercise all the powers, and must perform all the functions and duties, of the deputy chairperson.
(5) The Minister may appoint a person to act as a director (other than the chairperson or deputy chairperson)—
(a) during a vacancy in the office of a director; or
(b) during any period when the director is absent; or
(c) during any period when the director is acting as deputy chairperson; or
(d) if the director is, for any other reason, unable to attend meetings of the board or otherwise unable to perform the duties of the office.
(6) While a person is acting as director, the person—
(a) has and may exercise all the powers, and must perform all the functions and duties, of the director; and
(b) is entitled to be paid the remuneration and allowances which the director would have been entitled to.
(7) The Minister must not appoint a person to act as director unless the Minister is satisfied that the person is—
(a) an Australian legal practitioner within the meaning of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria); or
(b) a member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, Certified Practising Accountants Australia or the Institute of Public Accountants; or
(c) a person holding a professional certificate from the Resolution Institute or another formal qualification in alternative dispute resolution; or
(d) a fellow, graduate member or member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors; or
(e) a person with significant experience in working with a workers' compensation scheme or a statutory no-fault insurance scheme.
S. 527 substituted by No. 73/2016 s. 15.