179AAppointment of temporary acting chairperson, deputy chairperson, or member

1. If the chairperson, a deputy chairperson, or a member of the licensing authority becomes incapable of acting by reason of illness, absence, or other sufficient cause, or if the chairperson, a deputy chairperson, or a member of the licensing authority considers it is not proper or not desirable that he or she should adjudicate on a specified matter, the Governor-General, on the recommendation of the Minister, may appoint a suitable person as the acting chairperson, an acting deputy chairperson, or an acting member for the period or purpose stated in the appointment.

2. No person may be appointed as the acting chairperson, an acting deputy chairperson, or an acting member unless he or she is eligible for appointment to the relevant position.

3. An acting chairperson, acting deputy chairperson, or acting member is, while acting in the position, to be treated as the chairperson, a deputy chairperson, or a member of the licensing authority.

4. No appointment of an acting chairperson, acting deputy chairperson, or acting member, no act done by an acting chairperson, acting deputy chairperson, or acting member, and no act done by the licensing authority may be questioned in any proceedings on the ground that the occasion for the appointment had not arisen or had ceased.