Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A member (other than the Chairperson) may, with the Minister's approval, appoint a person to be the member's deputy.
(2) A person must not be appointed to be the deputy of the member referred to in paragraph 89E(1)(f) unless the person is a member of the staff of Safe Work Australia referred to in subsection 59(1) of the Safe Work Australia Act 2008 .
(3) A member may revoke the appointment of his or her deputy, but the revocation is not effective until the member has given written notice of the revocation to the Minister.
(4) If a member who has appointed a deputy is absent from a meeting of the Commission, the deputy is entitled to attend that meeting and, when so attending, is taken to be a member.
(5) A deputy may resign by delivering to the member who appointed him or her a signed notice of resignation.
(6) Anything done by or in relation to a deputy purporting to act under this section is not invalid merely because:
(a) there is a defect or irregularity in connection with the appointment; or
(b) the appointment had ceased to have effect; or
(c) the occasion for the deputy to act had not arisen or had ceased.