Legal Aid Commission Act 1990
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9 Acting Director
(1) [Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 36 of 2017, s. 14, Applied:19 Sep 2017] Where –
(a) the Director is absent from duty or from the State; or
(b) the Director is unable to perform the duties of the office; or
(c) there is a vacancy in the office of the Director –
the Secretary of the Department may appoint a person who is an Australian lawyer to act as the Director during the absence or until the vacancy is filled.
(2) If the person appointed to act in the office of the Director does not hold a current practising certificate, the person is deemed to hold such a certificate for the period during which the person acts in that office.