Acting Auditor-General
10 Acting Auditor-General
The Administrator may appoint an eligible person for appointment as the Auditor-General to act as the Auditor-General:
during a vacancy in the office; or
during a period, or all periods, when the Auditor-General, or another Acting Auditor-General, is unable, or unavailable, to perform official duties.
An appointment to act as the Auditor-General during a vacancy in the office may only be for a period or periods not exceeding in aggregate 6 months in any 12 month period.
If the office of Auditor-General is vacant for a period of 18 months, no further appointment to act as the Auditor-General during the vacancy can be made.
An Acting Auditor-General holds office on the conditions, including conditions about remuneration, expenses and allowances, determined by the Administrator.
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