7BActing President

#### 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. > > > (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. > > > (1B) An appointment under this section may be made for a particular absence or for any absence that occurs from time to time. > > > (2) While holding office, the Acting President is to have the same functions as the President. > > > (3) In this section, absent from duty includes a vacancy in the office of President. > > **s 7B:** Ins 1995 No 21, Sch 4 (8). Am 1998 No 130, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2015 No 2, Sch 3.4 \[1\] \[2\].