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Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989
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#### 7B Acting President
7B Acting President
> > (1) The Governor may, by commission under the public seal of the State, appoint a member to be Acting President during such period as the President may be absent from his or her duties.
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> > (1A) Unless the Governor has made an appointment under subsection (1) (and without limiting subsection (1)), the Attorney General may, by instrument in writing, appoint a member to be Acting President during such period as the President may be absent from his or her duties.
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> > (1B) An appointment under this section may be made for a particular absence or for any absence that occurs from time to time.
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> > (2) While holding office, the Acting President is to have the same functions as the President.
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> > (3) In this section, absent from duty includes a vacancy in the office of President.
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> **s 7B:** Ins 1995 No 21, Sch 4 (8). Am 1998 No 130, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2015 No 2, Sch 3.4 \[1\] \[2\].