Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may appoint a person to be the deputy of a member during the pleasure of the Minister.
(2) A person so appointed shall, in the event of the absence from a meeting of the member of whom he or she is the deputy, be entitled to attend that meeting and, when so attending, shall be deemed to be a member.
(3) Any act done by a deputy of a member as such shall not, in any proceedings, be questioned on the grounds that the occasion for the exercise of his or her powers or functions did not arise or had ceased.
(4) The Minister shall not appoint a person to be the deputy of a member unless that person holds qualifications or has knowledge or experience similar to the member of whom he or she is to be the deputy.