Acting Commissioner
11 Acting Commissioner
(1) Subject to this Part, the Administrator may, in writing, appoint a person to act as the Commissioner:
during a vacancy in the office; or
(b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Commissioner is absent from duty or from the Territory or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.
(2) A person appointed under subsection (1), while so acting, may exercise all the powers and perform all the functions of the Commissioner.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the terms and conditions of a person appointed under subsection (1) shall be fixed by the Administrator.
(4) A person appointed under subsection (1) to act as the Commissioner during a vacancy in the office shall not continue to act for a period longer than 12 months.
(5) Where no appointment under subsection (1) is in force or a person so appointed is unable, for any reason, to perform the duties of the office of the Commissioner, the Minister may, in writing, appoint a person to act as the Commissioner for a period of not longer than 3 months.
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