Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ACT 2005 - SECT 192E

Acting Chairperson

  (1)   The Deputy Chairperson of the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Board is to act as the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Chairperson:

  (a)   during a vacancy in the office of Chairperson, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to that office; or

  (b)   during any period, or during all periods, when the Chairperson is absent from duty or from Australia, or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.

Note:   For rules that apply to persons acting as the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Chairperson, see section   33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

Acting Deputy Chairperson

  (2)   The Minister may appoint an Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Director to act as the Deputy Chairperson of the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Board:

  (a)   during a vacancy in the office of Deputy Chairperson, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or

  (b)   during any period, or during all periods, when the Deputy Chairperson is absent from duty or from Australia, or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office;

but a person appointed to act during a vacancy is not to continue so to act for more than 6 months.

Note:   For rules that apply to acting appointments, see section   33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

Acting Director

  (3)   The Minister may appoint a person to act as an Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Director (other than as the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson of the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Board):

  (a)   during a vacancy in an office of Director, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or

  (b)   during any period, or during all periods, when a Director is absent from duty or from Australia, or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office;

but a person appointed to act during a vacancy is not to continue so to act for more than 6 months.

Note:   For rules that apply to acting appointments, see section   33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

Eligibility for acting appointment

  (4)   The Minister must not appoint a person to act in an office unless, having regard to section   191X, the person could be appointed to that office.