Public Accounts Committee Act 1970
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5 Secretary of Committee
(1) The Governor shall, on the joint recommendation of the President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the House of Assembly, appoint an officer of one of the Houses of Parliament to be the secretary of the Committee.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of section twenty-one of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 , in the event of the sickness or absence of the secretary, or his inability to act, the President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the House of Assembly may jointly select one of the officers of the Houses of Parliament to act in the place of the secretary for such period or until such date as the President and Speaker may jointly determine, and while so acting that officer shall, for all purposes, be regarded as the secretary.
(3) The secretary shall perform all duties required of him by the Committee as its secretary, and may be paid such remuneration as the Governor may approve.