Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LAW REPORTING ACT 1981 - SECT 9

9 .         Deputy members

        (1)         A person who is empowered by section 7(2)(a), (b), or (d) to nominate a member may appoint a duly qualified person to be a deputy member of the Board in respect of each member nominated by him and a deputy member is entitled, in the absence of the member of whom he is the deputy from a meeting of the Board, to attend that meeting and when so attending shall be deemed to be a member.

        (2)         The Council of the Law Society may appoint not more than 3 duly qualified persons to be deputy members of the Board in respect of the members nominated by the Council and, in the event of the absence of such a member from a meeting of the Board, the President of the Law Society may designate any one of such deputy members who shall be entitled to attend that meeting and when so attending shall be deemed to be a member.