Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Where —
(a) an
appointed member is absent or temporarily incapable of fulfilling the duties
of a member; or
(b) the
office of an appointed member is vacant and has not been filled in accordance
with this Act,
the Minister may
appoint a person to act in the place of that appointed member during that
absence or incapability, or until the vacancy is filled, as the case requires,
and a person so appointed has, while the appointment subsists, all the duties,
powers and entitlements of, and the protection given to, the member in whose
place the person is appointed to act.
(2) The Minister, in
the absence or incapacity of the chairperson or if that office is vacant, may
appoint a person to act as chairperson and that person, while the appointment
subsists, has all the functions, powers and duties of the chairperson.
(3) The Commissioner
may nominate a person employed or engaged by the Corporation to represent the
Commissioner at any meeting of the board that the Commissioner is unable to
attend, and while nominated the person has the functions, powers and duties as
a member, of the Commissioner.
(4A) The nomination
must be in writing delivered to the chairperson.
(4) The appointment of
a person as an acting member or as acting chairperson, or the nomination of a
person to represent the Commissioner, may be terminated at any time by the
Minister.
[Section 6 amended: No. 20 of 2011 s. 10.]