Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection ( 3), the Governor - General shall appoint a member of the Council to be the Chair of the Council.
(2) Subject to subsection ( 3), the Council shall appoint a member of the Council to be the Deputy Chair of the Council.
(3) The Governor - General shall not appoint as Chair, and the Council shall not appoint as Deputy Chair, an ex - officio member or a member referred to in paragraph 8(1)(b) or (c).
(4) The member appointed as Chair or Deputy Chair holds office as Chair or Deputy Chair until the expiration of the member's term of office as a member that is current at the time of the member's appointment, but ceases to be the Chair or Deputy Chair if he or she ceases to be a member, and may resign from office as Chair or Deputy Chair by writing signed by the member and delivered:
(a) in the case of the Chair--to the Governor - General; and
(b) in the case of the Deputy Chair--to the Chair.
(5) A person is eligible to be re - appointed as the Chair or Deputy Chair.