14.16 Delegation to individual Forum councillors
(a)
The Forum councillors may delegate any of their powers to one Forum councillor.
(b)
A Forum councillor to whom any powers have been delegated must exercise the
powers delegated in accordance with any directions given by the Forum
councillors.
14.17 Forum councillors appointed by the Australian Human Rights Commission
(a)
Despite any other provision in this constitution, only one Forum councillor
appointed by the Australian Human Rights Commission may vote at meetings of
Forum councillors.
(b)
The Forum councillor so entitled is to be nominated by notice from time to time to
the secretary by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
14.18 Validity of acts
An act done by a person acting as a Forum councillor, a meeting of Forum councillors, or
a committee of Forum councillors attended by a person acting as a Forum councillor, is
not invalidated merely because of:
(a)
a defect in the appointment of the person as a Forum councillor;
(b)
the person being disqualified to be a Forum councillor or having vacated office; or
(c)
the person not being entitled to vote,
if that circumstance was not known by the person, the Forum councillors or the committee
(as applicable) when the act was done.
15. Forum Secretariat
15.1 Executive director
(a)
The Forum councillors may appoint an executive director to whom they delegate
management of the day to day affairs of the Forum including employment of staff of
the Forum Secretariat.
(b)
The Forum councillors may appoint a Forum councillor as executive director. If the
executive director is a Forum councillor then his or her appointment as executive
director automatically terminates if he or she ceases to be a Forum councillor.
15.2 Secretaries
(a)
The Forum councillors must appoint at least one secretary and may appoint
additional secretaries.
(b)
The Forum councillors may appoint one or more assistant secretaries.
15.3 Provisions that apply to all executive officers
(a)
A reference in this rule 15.3 to an executive officer is a reference to an executive
director, secretary or assistant secretary appointed under this rule 15.
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