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.