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Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
26AActing appointments—Associate Director
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#### 26A Acting appointments—Associate Director
(1) The Attorney‑General may appoint a person who is eligible for appointment as the Associate Director to act in the office of Associate Director:
(a) during a vacancy in that office, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to it; or
(b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Associate Director is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the functions of the office.
> Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see section 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
(2) Sections 20, 24 and 25 apply to a person appointed under this section to act in the office of Associate Director in the same way as they apply to the Associate Director.