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Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
26ACasual vacancy
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#### 26A Casual vacancy
If a person (the retiring representative) ceases to hold office as a health and safety representative before the end of the person’s term of office, the person selected to fill the vacancy holds office:
(a) if the vacancy occurred more than 6 months before the retiring representative’s term of office ended—for the remainder of the retiring representative’s term; and
(b) if the vacancy occurred within the period of 6 months before the retiring representative’s term of office ended—for the remainder of the retiring representative’s term and for the next term of office.