#### 99 Acting ESRA Chief Executive Officer Acting appointment (1) The Minister may appoint a person to act as the ESRA Chief Executive Officer: (a) during a vacancy in the office of the ESRA Chief Executive Officer, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the ESRA Chief Executive Officer is absent from duty or from Australia, or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office; but a person appointed to act during a vacancy must not continue so to act for more than 12 months. Validation (2) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under this section is not invalid merely 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.

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