Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PIPELINE AUTHORITY AMENDMENT ACT 1992 No. 188, 1992 - SECT 9

9. Section 11 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following sections are
substituted: Acting appointments-part-time directors

"11.(1) The Minister may appoint a person to act as a part-time director
(other than Chairperson) during a period, or during all periods, when:

   (a)  there is a vacancy in the office of a part-time director (including
        the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson); or

   (b)  a part-time director (including the Chairperson and the Deputy
        Chairperson) is absent from duty or from Australia or, for any other
        reason, is unable to perform the functions of his or her office; or

   (c)  a person appointed under this section to act as a part-time director
        is acting as Chairperson under subsection (3) or is acting as Chief
        Executive Officer under an appointment under subsection 11A(1).

"(2) A person may only be appointed to act as the director referred to in
paragraph 6(1)(d) if the person has been nominated by the Australian Gas Light
Company for appointment.

"(3) The Deputy Chairperson is to act as Chairperson during any period when:

   (a)  the Chairperson is absent from duty or from Australia or, for any
        other reason, is unable to perform the functions of his or her office;
        or

   (b)  there is a vacancy in the office of Chairperson.

"(4) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under this
section is not invalid merely because:

   (a)  the occasion for the appointment had not arisen; or

   (b)  there was a defect or irregularity in relation to the appointment; or

   (c)  the appointment had ceased to have effect; or

   (d)  the occasion for the person to act had not arisen or had ceased.
        Acting appointments-Chief Executive Officer

"11A.(1) The Authority may appoint a person to act as the Chief Executive
Officer during a period, or during all periods, when:

   (a)  there is a vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer; or

   (b)  the Chief Executive Officer is absent from duty or from Australia or,
        for any other reason, is unable to perform the functions of his or her
        office.

"(2) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under this
section is not invalid merely because:

   (a)  the occasion for the appointment had not arisen; or

   (b)  there was a defect or irregularity in relation to the appointment; or

   (c)  the appointment had ceased to have effect; or

   (d)  the occasion for the person to act had not arisen or had ceased.".