Section Sch2-3 — Immigration Act 2009: Deputy chair of Tribunal

3 Deputy chair of Tribunal (1) The Minister of Justice may designate a member or members of the Tribunal as deputy chair or chairs of the Tribunal and may at any time revoke such a designation. (2) If the chair of the Tribunal is unable to act as chair by reason of illness, absence from New Zealand, or other sufficient cause, a member designated under subclause (1) may act as chair, subject to subclause (3). (3) A member may only act as chair in any proceedings involving classified information if the member is a District Court Judge. (4) The fact that a member designated under subclause (1) acts as chair of the Tribunal is conclusive evidence of the member’s authority to do so.