Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The authority must appoint a member as the deputy chairperson of the authority.
(2) The deputy chairperson holds office for the term decided by the authority.
(3) A vacancy occurs in the office of deputy chairperson if the person holding the office resigns the office by signed notice of resignation given to the Minister or ceases to be a member.
(4) However, a person resigning the office of deputy chairperson may continue to be a member.
(5) The deputy chairperson is to act as chairperson—
(a) during a vacancy in the office of chairperson; and
(b) during all periods when the chairperson is absent from duty or, for another reason, can not perform the functions of the office.
(6) For subsection (5), deputy chairperson includes a member appointed, under section 33(7), to act in the deputy chairperson's office.