44AActing appointment

44A Acting appointment If an Act authorises or requires a person or authority (the appointer) to appoint a person to an office or position, the appointer may appoint a person, or 2 or more people, to act in the office or position: (a) during a vacancy, or all vacancies, in the office or position whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office or position; or (b) during any period, or all periods, when the holder of the office or position is unable to perform the duties of the office or position.