Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1901 - SECT 18B

             (1)  Where an Act establishes an office of Chair of a body, the Chair may be referred to as Chair, Chairperson, Chairman, Chairwoman or by any other such term as the person occupying the office so chooses.

             (2)  If a person occupying an office mentioned in subsection (1) does not make known his or her choice of term, the person may be referred to by whichever of the following terms that a person addressing that person considers appropriate:

                     (a)  Chair;

                     (b)  Chairperson;

                     (c)  Chairman;

                     (d)  Chairwoman.

             (3)  Where an Act establishes an office of Deputy Chair of a body, the Deputy Chair may be referred to as Deputy Chair, Deputy Chairperson, Deputy Chairman, Deputy Chairwoman or by any other such term as the person occupying the office so chooses.

             (4)  If a person occupying an office mentioned in subsection (3) does not make known his or her choice of term, the person may be referred to by whichever of the following terms that a person addressing that person considers appropriate:

                     (a)  Deputy Chair;

                     (b)  Deputy Chairperson;

                     (c)  Deputy Chairman;

                     (d)  Deputy Chairwoman.