Emergency Management Act 2013

If the Inspector-General for Emergency Management ceases to hold office in accordance with section 61C, the Minister must appoint a person to act in the office of Inspector-General for Emergency Management.

The Minister may appoint a person to act in the office of the Inspector-General for Emergency Management during a period when the Inspector-General for Emergency Management is absent from duty.

Subject to this section, a person appointed under subsection (1) or (2) can be appointed for a period not exceeding 12 weeks.

If the Minister considers it necessary to do so, the Minister may extend the period of appointment under subsection (3) for a further period not exceeding 12 weeks or further periods each of which must not exceed 12 weeks.

While a person is acting in the office of Inspector‑General for Emergency Management, the person—

has and may exercise all the powers and must perform all the functions of that office; and

is entitled to be paid the remuneration and allowances which the Inspector-General for Emergency Management would have been entitled to.