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COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 26

Acting Electoral Commissioner

    The Governor - General may appoint a person to act as the Electoral Commissioner:

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

  (b)   during any period, or during all periods, when:

  (i)   the Electoral Commissioner is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the office; and

  (ii)   no person is acting as the Electoral Commissioner by virtue of holding the office of, or acting as, the Deputy Electoral Commissioner.

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



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