16Acting Director‑General

#### 16 Acting Director‑General (1) The Governor‑General may appoint a person to act as Director‑General: (a) during a vacancy in the office of Director‑General, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Director‑General is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the functions of his or her office; but a person appointed to act during a vacancy shall not continue so to act for more than 12 months. (2) The Governor‑General may: (a) determine the terms and conditions of appointment, including remuneration and allowances, of a person acting as Director‑General; and (b) at any time terminate such an appointment. (3) Where a person is acting as Director‑General in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) and the office of Director‑General becomes vacant while that person is so acting, that person may continue so to act until the Governor‑General otherwise directs, the vacancy is filled or a period of 12 months from the date on which the vacancy occurred expires, whichever first happens. (4) The appointment of a person to act as Director‑General ceases to have effect if he or she resigns his or her appointment by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Governor‑General. (5) While a person is acting as Director‑General, he or she has, and may exercise, all the powers and shall perform all the functions of the Director‑General.