269ZSActing Review Officer

#### 269ZS Acting Review Officer (1) The Minister may appoint a person to act as Review Officer: (a) during a vacancy in the office of Review Officer (whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office); or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Review Officer is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the office of Review Officer. (2) A person appointed to act as the Review Officer during a vacancy under paragraph (1)(a) must not be appointed for a term that is more than 6 months, but the person is eligible for re-appointment. (3) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under this section is not invalid because: (a) the occasion for the appointment had not arisen; or (b) there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the appointment; or (c) the appointment had ceased to have effect; or (d) the occasion to act had not arisen or had ceased.