Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 15

             (1)  The Minister may appoint a person, including a part‑time member, to act as Chairperson:

                     (a)  during a vacancy in the office of Chairperson, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or

                     (b)  during any period, or during all periods, when the Chairperson is absent from duty or from Australia or, for any other reason, is unable to perform the duties of his or her office;

but a person appointed to act during a vacancy shall not continue so to act for more than 12 months.

             (2)  Where a person is acting as Chairperson in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) and the office of Chairperson becomes vacant while that person is so acting, the person may continue so to act until the Minister otherwise directs, the vacancy is filled or a period of 12 months from the date on which the vacancy occurred expires, whichever first happens.

             (3)  The Minister may appoint a person to act as a part‑time member:

                     (a)  during a vacancy in an office of part‑time member, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or

                     (b)  during any period or during all periods when a part‑time member is acting as Chairperson, is absent from duty or from Australia or, for any other reason, is unable to perform the duties of his or her office;

but a person appointed to act during a vacancy shall not continue so to act for more than 12 months.

             (4)  The Minister may:

                     (a)  determine the terms and conditions of appointment, including remuneration and allowances, of a person appointed to act as Chairperson or as a part‑time member; and

                     (b)  at any time terminate an appointment under this section.

             (5)  The appointment of a person to act as Chairperson or as a part‑time member ceases to have effect if he or she resigns the appointment by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Minister, but the resignation does not have effect until it is accepted by the Minister.

             (6)  While the appointment of a person to act as Chairperson or as a part‑time member remains in force, he or she has, and may exercise, all the powers and shall perform all the functions of the Chairperson or a part‑time member, as the case may be.

             (7)  The validity of anything done by a person appointed under this section shall not be called in question on the ground that the occasion for his or her appointment had not arisen or that the appointment had ceased to have effect.