Jobs and Skills Australia Act 2022
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19 Acting appointments
(1) The Minister may, by written instrument, appoint a person to act as a Commissioner: (a) during a vacancy in the office of a Commissioner (whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office); or (b) during any period when a Commissioner: (i) is absent from duty or from Australia; or (ii) is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.
Note 1: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Note 2: In this Act, Commissioner means the JSA Commissioner or a JSA Deputy Commissioner—see section 4.
(2) A person may only be appointed to act as a Commissioner if the Minister is satisfied that the person has appropriate qualifications, knowledge or experience.