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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 –
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> > > > (a) absent from duty; or
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> > > > (b) absent from Australia; or
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> > > > (c) otherwise unable to perform the functions of the office of director.
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> > (2) The appointment of a person to act as a director in the absence of the chairperson is not an appointment as chairperson.
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> > (3) This Act applies to the appointment as if it were the appointment of a director.
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> > (4) A person who is acting as a director is taken to be a director.