88Performance of duties of officer in absence

##### 88 Performance of duties of officer in absence (1) Where by any Act, Order in Council, rule, regulation, by‑law, contract, or agreement, any duty, obligation, right, or power is imposed or conferred upon the officer holding an office in Her Majesty’s Service (other than the office of a Minister or a judicial office), that duty, obligation, right, or power may be performed or exercised by any officer directed by the Governor‑General to perform and exercise the duties, obligations, rights, and powers of the first‑mentioned officer while the first‑mentioned officer is absent or not available to perform his duties or during a vacancy in the office, in the same manner and to the same extent in all respects as it might have been performed or exercised by the first‑mentioned officer, and everything so done under the provisions of this section shall be as good and effectual for all purposes, and against all persons whatsoever, as if done by the first‑mentioned officer. (2) Where an office referred to in subsection (1) is an office in a Department, an officer temporarily performing the duties of that office under this Act may perform or exercise any duty, obligation, right or power that he would have been able to perform or exercise if the Governor‑General had given a direction to him under subsection (1) in relation to that office.