Fire Services Act 1990

The Minister may appoint a person, who is eligible for appointment as commissioner, to act in the office of commissioner during—

any vacancy, or all vacancies, in the office; or

any period, or all periods, when the commissioner is absent from duty, or can not, for another reason, perform the functions of the office.

The Minister’s power to appoint a person to act in the office of commissioner does not limit the Governor in Council’s powers under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 25(1)(b)(iv) and (v).