South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts9C—Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
(1) Subject to this
section, the Executive Board must elect 1 of its number to be the Chairperson,
and 1 to be the Deputy Chairperson.
(2) An election of a
Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson—
(a) must
take place at the first meeting of the Executive Board following the office or
offices of Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson (as the case requires) becoming
vacant; and
(b)
must, unless the election is uncontested, be by secret ballot.
(3) The office of
Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson—
(a)
becomes vacant on the day that an election is held under section 9; and
(b)
becomes vacant when the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson (as the case
requires) resigns from that position by notice in writing given to—
(i)
in the case of the resignation of the
Chairperson—the Deputy Chairperson; or
(ii)
in the case of the resignation of the Deputy
Chairperson—the Chairperson; and
(c)
becomes vacant when a casual vacancy occurs in the office of the member of
the Executive Board who is the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson (as the case
requires); and
(d)
becomes vacant when the casual vacancy referred to in paragraph (c) is
filled in accordance with section 9D.
(4) The Chairperson
is, in addition to his or her remuneration, allowances and expenses as a
member of the Executive Board, entitled to an allowance determined by
the Executive Board and approved by the Minister.
(5) The Minister must
determine to approve, or not approve, the proposed allowance within 28 days
after receiving the proposal, and may, in determining whether to approve the
allowance, take into consideration any matter the Minister thinks fit.