Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered 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 Board 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 to which the Chairperson would have been entitled.
(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 a director is absent; or
(c) during any period when a director is acting as deputy Chairperson; or
(d) if a 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 a director, the person—
(a) has and may exercise all the powers, and must perform all the functions and duties, of a director; and
(b) is entitled to be paid the remuneration and allowances to which the director would have been entitled.
(7) The Minister must not appoint a person to act as a director unless the Minister is satisfied that the person—
(a) is not, at the time of appointment, a member of the Council, Licensing Appeals Tribunal or Commercial Fisheries Licensing Panel; and
(b) is not, at the time of appointment—
(i) the holder of a current commercial fishery licence or aquaculture licence; or
(ii) associated with a person or entity who is the holder of a current commercial fishery licence or aquaculture licence; and
(c) is not, at the time of appointment, a senior or executive officer of a representative body; and
(d) has not, within the period of 2 years before the appointment, been the holder of a cancelled, suspended or discontinued commercial fishery licence or aquaculture licence.
(8) When making an appointment under subsection (5), the Minister must, so far as is practicable, ensure that collectively the directors of the Board have skills, knowledge or experience in relation to—
(a) legal practice; and
(b) finance or accounting; and
(c) public administration or governance; and
(d) natural resource management; and
(e) fisheries management; and
(f) Aboriginal culture and identity as it relates to fishing and fisheries; and
(g) stakeholder engagement; and
(h) leadership and business management, including human resources; and
(i) communications; and
(j) marine or freshwater science; and
(k) fishing industry operations; and
(l) recreational fishing.