Health and Wellbeing Queensland Act 2019
sec.24Acting board member
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sec.24 Acting board member
This section applies if the office of a board member is vacant. The Minister may appoint a person to act in the office for a period of not longer than 6 months. However, the Minister may extend the appointment for a further period of not longer than 6 months. A person can not be appointed to act in the office unless the person could be appointed as a board member under section 18 . This section does not limit the Governor in Council’s power under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 (1) (b) . s 25 amd 2025 No. 29 s 49 (sec.24-ssec.1) This section applies if the office of a board member is vacant. (sec.24-ssec.2) The Minister may appoint a person to act in the office for a period of not longer than 6 months. (sec.24-ssec.3) However, the Minister may extend the appointment for a further period of not longer than 6 months. (sec.24-ssec.4) A person can not be appointed to act in the office unless the person could be appointed as a board member under section 18 . (sec.24-ssec.5) This section does not limit the Governor in Council’s power under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 (1) (b) .