Instrument may provide when acting appointment has effect etc
218 Instrument may provide when acting appointment has effect etc
The instrument making or evidencing the acting appointment may provide that the appointment has effect only in stated circumstances or subject to stated conditions or limitations.
Examples
1 The instrument relating to a standing (or dormant) acting appointment for a position provides that when the substantive occupant of the position (Y) is overseas X may act in the position, but may exercise stated powers of the position only with Y’s approval.
2 X is appointed to act in Y’s position if Y is out of the ACT and a declaration of acute fire danger is published under the ABC Act 2000.
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