Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH ACT 1971 - SECT 36

             (1)  A member of the Council may:

                     (a)  in the case of the member appointed to represent the Commonwealth—with the approval of the Attorney‑General;

                     (b)  in the case of a member appointed to represent a State—with the approval of the appropriate Minister of the State; or

                    (ba)  in the case of the member appointed to represent the Australian Capital Territory—with the approval of the appropriate Minister of that Territory; or

                     (c)  in the case of the member appointed to represent the Northern Territory—with the approval of the appropriate Minister of that Territory;

appoint a person, other than a member, to be the deputy of the member.

             (2)  A member may revoke the appointment of a person as the deputy of the member, but the revocation is not effective until the member has given notice of it by writing signed by the member and delivered to the Attorney‑General, to the appropriate Minister of the State concerned, or to the appropriate Minister of the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory, as the case requires.

             (3)  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.