Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In the event of an inability, whether on account of illness or otherwise, of the Chairperson to attend meetings of the Council, the Minister may appoint a person to be the acting Chairperson of the Council during that inability and, while so acting, the person has all the powers and functions of the Chairperson and, when attending a meeting of the Council, shall be deemed to be the Chairperson.
(2) In the event of the inability, whether on account of illness or otherwise, of a member, other than the Chairperson, to attend meetings of the Council, the Minister may appoint a person to be an acting member of the Council during that inability, and while so acting, the person has all the powers and functions of a member, other than the Chairperson, of the Council and, when attending a meeting of the Council, shall be deemed to be a member, other than the Chairperson, of the Council.
(3) An appointment under this section may be terminated at any time by the Minister.