51Acting Registrar and Deputy Registrars

51 Acting Registrar and Deputy Registrars

The Authority may appoint a person to act as Registrar, or as a Deputy Registrar: (a) during a vacancy in the office of Registrar or an office of Deputy Registrar, as the case may be, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar, as the case may be, is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of his or her office.

Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see section 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.