Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURAL CORPORATION ACT 1987 No. 164 of 1987 - SECT 15

15. (1) The Minister shall appoint a nominated member of the Corporation to be
the Deputy Chairperson of the Corporation.

(2) The Minister shall, before appointing a person to be the Deputy
Chairperson, consult with the Chairperson of the Corporation.

(3) The Minister may at any time terminate an appointment made under
subsection (1).

(4) A person appointed as Deputy Chairperson ceases to hold the office if the
person ceases to be a nominated member of the Corporation.

(5) A person appointed as Deputy Chairperson may resign the office by writing
signed by the person and delivered to the Minister.

(6) During any period when:

   (a)  the office of Chairperson of the Corporation is vacant (whether or not
        an appointment has previously been made to the office); or

   (b)  the Chairperson of the Corporation is absent from Australia or is, for
        any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office; the
        Deputy Chairperson shall act as Chairperson.

(7) The Deputy Chairperson has, when acting as Chairperson, all the powers,
duties, rights and entitlements of the Chairperson of the Corporation.

(8) The Deputy Chairperson of the Corporation may be referred to as the Deputy
Chairman or Deputy Chairwoman, as the case requires.

(9) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act as
Chairperson under subsection (6) is not invalid because:

   (a)  there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the appointment
        of the person as Deputy Chairperson;

   (b)  the appointment of the person as Deputy Chairperson had ceased to have
        effect; or

   (c)  the occasion for the person to act as Chairperson had not arisen or
        had ceased.