Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Environment Protection Act 1970 - SECT 6

Chairman and Deputy Chairman

6. Chairman and Deputy Chairman



(1) The Authority shall consist of one member appointed as the Chairman by the
Governor in Council.

(2) The Governor in Council may appoint a person to be Deputy Chairman.

(3) The Deputy Chairman shall-

   (a)  assist the Chairman in the performance of the duties of the office of
        the Chairman; and

   (b)  where the Chairman is unable whether on account of illness or
        otherwise to perform the duties of the office of the Chairman or the
        office of Chairman is vacant-

   (i)  act as Chairman; and

   (ii) have all the powers and duties of the Chairman.

(4) Where the Deputy Chairman is unable, whether on account of illness or
otherwise, to perform the duties of the office of Deputy Chairman the Minister
may appoint an eligible person to act as Deputy Chairman during that period of
inability.

(5) Where a person has been appointed under subsection (4) to act as Deputy
Chairman during the period of inability of the Deputy Chairman and the Deputy
Chairman ceases to hold office without having resumed the performance of the
duties of that office, the period of appointment of the person so appointed
shall be deemed to continue until the appointment is terminated by the
Minister or until the expiration of the period of twelve months after the date
on which the Deputy Chairman ceases to hold office whichever first occurs.

(6) A person appointed under subsection (4) to act as Deputy Chairman shall
while so acting-

   (a)  have all the powers and perform all the duties of the Deputy Chairman;
        and

   (b)  be entitled to be paid-

   (i)  such remuneration as is from time to time fixed by Order of the
        Governor in Council; and

   (ii) such travelling and other allowances as are for the time being payable
        to employees under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004.



(7) The person occupying the office of Chairman under section 6 of this Act as
in force before the commencement of section 6 of the Environment Protection
(Review) Act 1984 immediately prior to that commencement shall be deemed on
that commencement to have been appointed the Chairman under section 6(1) for
such term as equals the unexpired portion of the term of appointment under
this Act as in force before that commencement.