Acting Commissioner
6D Acting Commissioner
The Minister may appoint a person to act as the Commissioner during the illness or absence of the Commissioner or during a vacancy in the office of Commissioner.
A person, while acting as Commissioner, has and may exercise the functions of the Commissioner and is taken to be the Commissioner.
The Minister may, at any time, remove a person from office as acting Commissioner.
An acting Commissioner is entitled to be paid the remuneration, including travelling and subsistence allowances, that the Minister may from time to time determine.
A person must not be appointed to act as the Commissioner for a period that exceeds 6 months or that in total exceeds 6 months in any 12-month period.
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