New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NEW SOUTH WALES INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY ACT 1964 - SECT 9

9 Chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Institute

(1) The chairperson of the Institute shall preside at all meetings of the Institute at which the chairperson is present.

(2) The members shall appoint one of their number to be the deputy chairperson of the Institute.

(3) The member so appointed shall, subject to this Act, hold office as deputy chairperson for a period of 3 years or until the member’s term of office as a member expires, whichever first happens.

(4) A member who has held office as deputy chairperson shall be eligible to be again appointed to hold office as deputy chairperson.

(5) In the event of a vacancy in the office of deputy chairperson, the Institute may appoint one of its members to the vacant office and the person so appointed shall, subject to this Act, hold office as deputy chairperson for the balance of his or her predecessor’s term.

(6) In the absence of the chairperson from any meeting of the Institute, the deputy chairperson shall preside at that meeting.

(7) In the absence of both the chairperson and the deputy chairperson from any meeting of the Institute, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at the meeting.

(8) The person presiding for the time being at any meeting of the Institute shall have a vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, a second or casting vote.