Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may appoint a person to act as a member:
(a) during a vacancy in the office of a member, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or
(b) during any period, or during all periods, when a member is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office of member.
Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see section 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(8) In this section, member does not include the Chairperson.