Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor in Council may appoint a person who is not a member of the council to be the deputy of an appointed member who is, or is likely to be, prevented by absence, illness or otherwise from performing the member's duties as a member.
(2) The Governor in Council shall not appoint a person as deputy of an appointed member unless the member has like qualifications for membership of the council as that member.
(3) If the appointed member is absent from a meeting of the council, the deputy may attend and act as the appointed member.
(4) However, the deputy cannot act as chairperson or deputy chairperson.