Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts At the first meeting
of the board in every year, after the annual election or appointment of new
members, or at some adjournment of the meeting, the members present shall
choose one of the members to be chairman of the board, who shall hold office
until the conclusion of the next annual election of members, except as next
hereinafter provided.
If within one month of
the time appointed for the election of a chairman no chairman is elected, the
Governor may appoint one of the members to be chairman.
If the chairman
resigns his office of chairman or member, or his office becomes vacated, the
board shall choose a member to be chairman in his stead, who shall hold office
until the period aforesaid.
If the chairman is not
one of the members going out of office at the time of the next annual election
or appointment of members he shall hold office until the first meeting of the
board held after that election.
If the chairman is one
of the members going out of office at the time of that election or appointment
of members, the board may appoint a member, who is not one of the members then
going out of office to act as chairman during the interval that elapses
between the conclusion of the election or the time of the appointment and the
first meeting of the board after the election or appointment.