Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5.11A

5.11A .         Deputy committee members

        (1)         The local government may appoint* a person to be a deputy of a member of a committee and may terminate such an appointment* at any time.

        * Absolute majority required.

        (2)         A person who is appointed as a deputy of a member of a committee is to be —

            (a)         if the member of the committee is a council member — a council member; or

            (b)         if the member of the committee is an employee — an employee; or

            (c)         if the member of the committee is not a council member or an employee — a person who is not a council member or an employee; or

            (d)         if the member of the committee is a person appointed under section 5.10(5) — a person nominated by the CEO.

        (3)         A deputy of a member of a committee may perform the functions of the member when the member is unable to do so by reason of illness, absence or other cause.

        (4)         A deputy of a member of a committee, while acting as a member, has all the functions of and all the protection given to a member.

        [Section 5.11A inserted by No. 17 of 2009 s. 20.]