Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ORDINANCE 1984 - SECT 16

16. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), the Minister may appoint a person to act as a member referred to in paragraph 12 (1) (b) or (c)—

        (a)     during a vacancy in the office of such 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 person appointed as such a member is unable to attend meetings of the Committee, is absent from the Territory or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of his office,

but a person appointed to act during the vacancy shall not continue so to act for more than 12 months.

(2) A person shall not be appointed to act as a member referred to in paragraph 12 (1) (b) in pursuance of this section unless he is a member of the House of Assembly who has been nominated by that House.

(3) The Minister may at any time terminate the appointment of a person under this section.

(4) The appointment of a person to act under this section ceases to have effect if he resigns his appointment by writing signed by him and delivered to the Minister.

(5) While a person is acting under this section, he has, and may exercise, all the powers, and shall perform all the functions, of a member of the Committee.