Queensland Consolidated Acts

FAMILY AND CHILD COMMISSION ACT 2014 - SECT 17

17 Acting commissioner

(1) The Minister may appoint a person to act in the office of a commissioner during—

(a) a vacancy in the office of a commissioner; or

(b) any period, or all periods, when a commissioner is absent from duty, or can not, for another reason, perform the functions of the office.

(2) A person can not be appointed to act as a commissioner unless the Minister could recommend the person for appointment as a commissioner under section 11 .

(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the Minister may appoint—

(a) 1 of the commissioners to act in the office of the other commissioner; and

(b) another person to act in the office of a commissioner.