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Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997
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9 Acting director
(1) The Minister may appoint a person to act as a director for any period during which the chairperson or another director is –
(a) absent from duty; or
(b) absent from Australia; or
(c) otherwise unable to perform the functions of the office of director.
(2) The appointment of a person to act as a director in the absence of the chairperson is not an appointment as chairperson.
(3) This Act applies to the appointment as if it were the appointment of a director.
(4) A person who is acting as a director is taken to be a director.