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Information Privacy Act 2009
sec.152Acting privacy commissioner
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### sec.152 Acting privacy commissioner
The Governor in Council may appoint a person to act as privacy commissioner—
during a vacancy in the office; or
during any period, or during all periods, when the privacy commissioner is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for another reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.
The acting privacy commissioner is appointed under this Act and not the Public Sector Act 2022 .
The Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 (1) (b) (iv) and (v) does not apply to the office of acting privacy commissioner.
s 152 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
(sec.152-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may appoint a person to act as privacy commissioner— during a vacancy in the office; or during any period, or during all periods, when the privacy commissioner is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for another reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.
(sec.152-ssec.2) The acting privacy commissioner is appointed under this Act and not the Public Sector Act 2022 .
(sec.152-ssec.3) The Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 (1) (b) (iv) and (v) does not apply to the office of acting privacy commissioner.
- (a) during a vacancy in the office; or
- (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the privacy commissioner is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for another reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.