Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) There shall be a Chair and a Deputy Chair of the Committee, who shall be elected by the members.
(2) The Chair and Deputy Chair hold office during the pleasure of the Committee.
(3) The Chair or Deputy Chair ceases to hold office if:
(a) he or she ceases to be a member; or
(b) he or she resigns his or her office as provided by the next succeeding subsection.
(4) The Chair or Deputy Chair may resign that office by writing under his or her hand presented to a meeting of the Committee.
(5) Subject to this section, the Chair or, in his or her absence, the Deputy Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Committee.
(6) Where:
(a) the Chair is absent from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to exercise his or her powers under this Act; and
(b) the Deputy Chair is absent from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to exercise the powers of the Chair under this Act;
the members present at a meeting of the Committee may appoint one of their number to be temporary chair of the Committee.
(7) While the appointment of a temporary chair remains in force, he or she shall preside at all meetings of the Committee at which he or she is present.
(8) The appointment of a temporary chair remains in force until:
(a) he or she resigns the appointment by writing under his or her hand presented to a meeting of the Committee;
(b) he or she ceases to be a member;
(c) the absence or inability of the Chair or Deputy Chair ceases; or
(d) the appointment is revoked by the Committee;
whichever first happens.
(9) The Deputy Chair and a temporary chair may each exercise any of the powers of the Chair under this Act.
(10) If the Chair, the Deputy Chair and (if the appointment of a temporary chair is in force), the temporary chair, are absent from a meeting of the Committee, the members present may appoint one of their number to preside at the meeting. The member so appointed may exercise, in relation to that meeting, and in relation to any matter arising out of that meeting, any of the powers of the Chair under this Act.
(11) For the purpose of the exercise of the powers of the Chair under this Act, a reference in this Act to the Chair includes a reference to the Deputy Chair, to a temporary chair and to a member appointed under subsection ( 10).