Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL ACT 1975 - SECT 16

             (1)  A member of the Council, being the Chairperson of a Board, may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint a member of the board to be his or her deputy.

             (3)  A member of the Council referred to in subsection (1) may revoke the appointment of a person as his or her deputy, but the revocation is not effective until the member has given notice of it by writing signed by the member and delivered to the Minister.

             (4)  The deputy of a member is entitled, in the event of the absence of the member from a meeting of the Council, to attend that meeting and, when so attending, shall be deemed to be the member of whom he or she is the deputy.

             (5)  A person appointed under this section, other than a person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 or an officer or member of an authority of Australia, shall be paid such remuneration and allowances as are determined by the Minister.