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#### 37 Unavailability of Minister of the Crown 37 Unavailability of Minister of the Crown > A Minister of the Crown may exercise or perform for and on behalf of another Minister of the Crown a function appertaining or annexed to the office of that other Minister if the firstmentioned Minister is satisfied that the other Minister is unavailable and that any Minister of the Crown authorised under section 36 to exercise or perform that function is unavailable. > > **s 37:** Subst 1975 No 67, sec 4 (b). Am 1987 No 64, Sch 1 (8) (b) (d) (f) (g).

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