Queensland Consolidated Acts

ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 - SECT 24A

24A Appointments may be made by name or office

(1) If an Act authorises or requires a person or body—

(a) to appoint a person to an office; or

(b) to appoint a person or body to exercise a power; or

(c) to appoint a person or body to do another thing;

the person or body may make the appointment by—

(d) appointing a person or body by name; or

(e) appointing a specified officer, or the holder of a specified office, by reference to the title of the office concerned.

(2) An appointment of a specified officer, or the holder of a specified office, is taken to be the appointment of the person for the time being occupying or acting in the office concerned.