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Public Lending Right Act 1985
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14 Acting members
(1) The Minister may appoint a person to act as a member: (a) during a vacancy in the office of a member, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when a member is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office of member.
Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see section 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
(8) In this section, member does not include the Chairperson.