Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ELECTED BODY ACT 2008 (NO. 12 OF 2008) - SECT 16

    (1)     ATSIEB must, by majority vote, elect a member (other than the ATSIEB chair) to be deputy chair of ATSIEB (the ATSIEB deputy chair ).

    (2)     The ATSIEB deputy chair must be elected—

        (a)     at the first meeting of ATSIEB; and

        (b)     whenever the position of deputy chair becomes vacant.

    (3)     The ATSIEB deputy chair may exercise a function of the ATSIEB chair at any time when the chair cannot for any reason exercise the function.

    (4)     The ATSIEB deputy chair is elected for 3 years, but may be re-elected.

    (5)     The ATSIEB deputy chair may resign as deputy chair by written notice given to the ATSIEB chair or, if there is no chair, ATSIEB.