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Australian National Railways Commission Act 1983
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#### 31 Acting Commissioner
(1) The Minister may appoint a person to act as a Commissioner referred to in paragraph 24(1)(d):
(a) during a vacancy in the office of such a Commissioner; or
(b) during any period, or during all periods, when such a Commissioner is acting as Chair or Deputy Chair, is absent from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of his office.
(8) The validity of anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act as a Commissioner shall not be called in question on the ground that the occasion for his appointment had not arisen, that there was a defect or irregularity in or in connection with his appointment, that the appointment had ceased to have effect or that the occasion for him to act had not arisen or had ceased.