Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Licensing bodies - Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority

180: Chairperson and deputy chairperson

You could also call this:

"Who's in charge of the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority: the chairperson and their deputy"

When the top job at the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority becomes empty, you need a District Court Judge to be the new chairperson. This person is in charge of the authority. The Governor-General appoints them on the Minister's recommendation.

If there are other District Court Judges on the authority, they become deputy chairpersons. They can be appointed when they join the authority or later. The Governor-General also appoints them on the Minister's recommendation.

When the chairperson is not there, a deputy chairperson takes their place. If there are two deputy chairpersons, the one who was appointed first takes over. This deputy chairperson has all the powers of the chairperson while they are in charge.

Anything the deputy chairperson does while in charge is valid, even if someone questions whether they should have been in charge at that time. The authority's decisions are also valid when a deputy chairperson is in charge. You can trust that the deputy chairperson's actions are legitimate.

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179B: Orderly and efficient operation, or

"The boss of the Alcohol Regulatory team must make sure they work in a fair and organised way."

181: Term of office of members, or

"How long Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority members keep their job"

Part 2Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Licensing bodies: Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority

180Chairperson and deputy chairperson

As the office becomes vacant, a member of the licensing authority who is a District Court Judge must be appointed chairperson of the authority.
Every other member of the licensing authority who is a District Court Judge must be appointed a deputy chairperson of the authority.
Appointments must be made by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister; and can be made when the member is appointed a member, or later.
If there are 2 deputy chairpersons and both are present, the deputy chairperson who was first appointed to the licensing authority serves as acting chairperson in the chairperson's absence.
A deputy chairperson serving as acting chairperson in the chairperson's absence has all the powers of the chairperson.
No acts done by a deputy chairperson serving as acting chairperson in the chairperson's absence, and no acts done by the licensing authority while a deputy chairperson is so serving, can in any proceedings be questioned on the ground that the occasion for his or her so serving had not arisen or had ceased.