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### sec.124A Minister may appoint acting interim administrator
This section applies if—
an interim administrator is appointed to act in place of the councillors of a local government; and
during the interim administrator’s term—
there is a vacancy in the office of the interim administrator; or
the interim administrator is absent or can not perform the duties of interim administrator.
The Minister may appoint a person to act as the interim administrator.
Subject to any regulation made under section 124 for the interim administrator, the powers and responsibilities of the acting interim administrator may be limited by the Minister under the acting interim administrator’s instrument of appointment.
The person can not be appointed for more than 6 months in a 12-month period.
The Minister must publish, by gazette notice, the name of the acting interim administrator.
s 124A ins 2020 No. 20 s 99
(sec.124A-ssec.1) This section applies if— an interim administrator is appointed to act in place of the councillors of a local government; and during the interim administrator’s term— there is a vacancy in the office of the interim administrator; or the interim administrator is absent or can not perform the duties of interim administrator.
(sec.124A-ssec.2) The Minister may appoint a person to act as the interim administrator.
(sec.124A-ssec.3) Subject to any regulation made under section 124 for the interim administrator, the powers and responsibilities of the acting interim administrator may be limited by the Minister under the acting interim administrator’s instrument of appointment.
(sec.124A-ssec.4) The person can not be appointed for more than 6 months in a 12-month period.
(sec.124A-ssec.5) The Minister must publish, by gazette notice, the name of the acting interim administrator.
- (a) an interim administrator is appointed to act in place of the councillors of a local government; and
- (b) during the interim administrator’s term— (i) there is a vacancy in the office of the interim administrator; or (ii) the interim administrator is absent or can not perform the duties of interim administrator.
- (i) there is a vacancy in the office of the interim administrator; or
- (ii) the interim administrator is absent or can not perform the duties of interim administrator.
- (i) there is a vacancy in the office of the interim administrator; or
- (ii) the interim administrator is absent or can not perform the duties of interim administrator.