209Appointment of temporary acting chairperson or members

1. If the chairperson or a member of the Tribunal becomes incapable of acting by reason of illness, absence, or other sufficient cause, or if the chairperson or a member 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, made, in the case of an acting chairperson, after consultation with the Minister of Justice, may appoint a suitable person as the acting chairperson or an acting member for the period or purpose stated in the appointment.

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

3. The acting chairperson or acting member is, while acting in the position, to be treated as the chairperson or a member of the Tribunal.

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