Transport Administration Act 1988

The Transport Secretary may, from time to time, appoint a person to act in the office of a Chief Executive during the illness or absence of the Chief Executive, and the person, while so acting, has all the functions of the Chief Executive and shall be taken to be the Chief Executive.

The Transport Secretary may, at any time, remove any person from an office to which the person was appointed under this clause.

A person while acting in the office of a Chief Executive is entitled to be paid such remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) as the Transport Secretary may from time to time determine in respect of the person.

For the purposes of this clause, a vacancy in the office of a Chief Executive shall be regarded as an absence from office of the Chief Executive.

In this clause, a reference to the Transport Secretary is, if the reference is used in relation to—

the Chief Executive of Sydney Metro—taken to be a reference to the Sydney Metro Board, or

the Chief Executive of TAM—taken to be a reference to the Minister.