31E   Chair and Deputy Chair

(1)  There is to be a Chair and a Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee, who are to be elected by and from the members of the Joint Committee.

(2)  A member of the Joint Committee ceases to hold office as Chair or Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee if:

(a)  the member ceases to be a member of the Committee, or

(b)  the member resigns the office by instrument in writing presented to a meeting of the Committee, or

(c)  the member is discharged from office by the Committee.

(3)  At any time when the Chair is absent from New South Wales or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of Chair or there is a vacancy in that office, the Deputy Chair may exercise the functions of the Chair under this Act or under the Parliamentary Evidence Act 1901.