Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsWhere there is no Chairperson or the Chairperson is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of Chairperson:
(a) the Deputy Chairperson shall act as Chairperson; or
(b) if there is no Deputy Chairperson, or the Deputy Chairperson is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to act as Chairperson, the Governor - General may appoint a non - executive Director to act as Chairperson, but any such appointment ceases to have effect if:
(i) where there is no Deputy Chairperson--a non - executive Director is appointed as Deputy Chairperson; or
(ii) where the Deputy Chairperson is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to act as Chairperson--the Deputy Chairperson ceases to be so absent or becomes able to act as Chairperson.
Note: For rules that apply to persons acting as the Chairperson, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .