Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING REGULATOR ACT 2011 (NO. 12, 2011) - SECT 171

             (1)  If a Deputy Chief Commissioner is appointed, the Deputy Chief Commissioner is to act as the Chief Commissioner:

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

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

                              (i)  is absent from duty or from Australia; or

                             (ii)  is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.

             (2)  Anything done by or in relation to the Deputy Chief Commissioner when purporting to act under this section is not invalid merely because the occasion to act had not arisen or had ceased.

Note:          See the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .