Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Deputy
President of the Council or other body referred to in section 9(1)(a) is the
deputy Member for the Member holding office under that paragraph.
(2) The Deputy
President of the Union or other body referred to in section 9(1)(b) is the
deputy Member for the Member holding office under that paragraph.
(3) Where a Member
holding office under section 9(1)(a) or (b) is unable to act because of
sickness, absence or other cause, the deputy Member for that Member may act in
the Member’s place, and while so acting the deputy Member is to be taken
to be a Member for the purposes of this Act.
(4) Where a Member
holding office under section 9(1)(c) is unable to act because of sickness,
absence or other cause, the Minister may appoint another person as a temporary
Member to act in the Member’s place, and while so acting the temporary
Member is to be taken to be a Member.
(5) While a person is
acting as a Member under this section —
(a) he
or she is entitled to remuneration under section 13; and
(b) no
act or omission of the deputy Member or temporary Member may be questioned on
the ground that the occasion for acting had not arisen or had ceased.
[Section 10 inserted: No. 17 of 2006 s. 8;
amended: No. 47 of 2011 s. 27.]