Section 102 — Human Rights Act 1993: Deputy Chairperson

102 Deputy Chairperson (1) In any case in which a Chairperson of the Tribunal becomes incapable of acting by reason of illness, absence, or other sufficient cause, or if a Chairperson deems it not proper or desirable that he or she should adjudicate on any specified matter, the Governor-General, on the recommendation of the Minister, may appoint a suitable person to be the deputy of that Chairperson to act for that Chairperson for the period or purpose stated in the appointment. (2) No person shall be appointed as a Deputy Chairperson unless he or she is eligible for appointment as a Chairperson. (3) Every Deputy Chairperson appointed under this section shall, while acting for a Chairperson, be deemed to be a Chairperson of the Tribunal. (4) No appointment of a Deputy Chairperson, and no act done by a Deputy Chairperson as such, and no act done by the Tribunal while he or she is acting as such, shall in any proceedings be questioned on the ground that the occasion for the appointment had not arisen or had ceased. Compare: 1977 No 49 s 48; 1993 No 35 s 5(1)