Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 106A

President may appoint acting Registrar

  (1)   The President may appoint a person to act as the Registrar:

  (a)   if there is a vacancy in the office of Registrar; or

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

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

Qualifications

  (2)   A person is not to be appointed to act as Registrar unless:

  (a)   the person is enrolled as a legal practitioner of the High Court, of another federal court or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory; and

  (b)   the person has substantial experience in relation to:

  (i)   Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander societies; or

  (ii)   the law; or

  (iii)   administration; or

  (iv)   any other activities relevant to the duties of the Registrar.