Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
77Antarctic Returning Officers and Assistant Antarctic Returning Officers
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77 Antarctic Returning Officers and Assistant Antarctic Returning Officers
(1) There is to be an *Antarctic Returning Officer, and an *Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer, for each *station.
(2) *Antarctic Returning Officers and *Assistant Antarctic Returning Officers are to be appointed by the Electoral Commissioner by instrument in writing.
(3) The person in charge of a *station must not be appointed to be the *Antarctic Returning Officer, or *Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer, for that station.
(4) The person in charge of a *station may, by instrument in writing, appoint a person (including the *Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer) to act as the *Antarctic Returning Officer for the station during any period, or during all periods, when the Antarctic Returning Officer for the station is absent from duty at the station, is absent from *Antarctica, or is for any other reason unable to perform the functions of the office.
(5) The person in charge of a *station may, by instrument in writing, appoint a person to act as the *Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer for the station during any period, or during all periods, when the Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer for the station is acting as *Antarctic Returning Officer for the station, is absent from duty at the station, is absent from *Antarctica, or is for any other reason unable to perform the functions of the office.
(6) A person acting as *Antarctic Returning Officer or *Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer for a *station has and may exercise all the powers, and is to perform all the functions, of the Antarctic Returning Officer, or the Assistant Antarctic Returning Officer, for the station, as the case requires.