Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PIG INDUSTRY ACT 1986 No. 157, 1986 - SECT 11

11. (1) The Minister shall appoint one of the members referred to in paragraph
10 (1) (c) 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.

(3) The Minister may, at any time, terminate an appointment under sub-section
(1).

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

(5) A person appointed to an office under sub-section (1) may resign the
office by writing signed by the person and delivered to the Minister.

(6) During any period when the Chairperson is absent from Australia or is not
available to perform the duties of his or her office, or the office of
Chairperson is vacant, the Deputy Chairperson shall act as Chairperson.

(7) The Deputy Chairperson has, when acting as Chairperson, all the functions
and powers of the Chairperson under this Act and the regulations.

(8) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under
sub-section (6) is not invalid on the ground that the occasion for the person
to act had not arisen or had ceased.

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