Powers of Governor's Deputy
69 Powers of Governor's Deputy
During the temporary absence of the Governor from the seat of
Government or from the State or during the illness of the Governor all the powers and authorities conferred upon or vested in the Governor by any statutory or other law or usage of the State, as well as the powers and authorities conferred upon or vested in the Governor by the Letters Patent, shall and may be exercised, performed, and executed by the person appointed by the Governor to be the Governor's Deputy during such absence or illness, subject, nevertheless, to anything expressed in the instrument appointing such
Deputy.
In this and the next succeeding section—
the Letters Patent means the Letters Patent passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the twenty-ninth day of October, 1900, whereby permanent provision was made for the office of Governor in and for the State of South Australia and its dependencies in the Commonwealth of
Australia.
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