9Deputies of Administrator

9 Deputies of Administrator

(1) The responsible Commonwealth Minister may appoint a person, or persons jointly or severally, to be the deputy or deputies of the Administrator in the Territory, and in that capacity to exercise during the pleasure of the responsible Commonwealth Minister such powers and functions of the Administrator as the responsible Commonwealth Minister assigns to the deputy or deputies. (2) The appointment of a deputy does not affect the exercise of a power or performance of a function by the Administrator. (3) A reference in a law of the Commonwealth to a Deputy Administrator of Norfolk Island is a reference to a deputy of the Administrator.

20 Subsection 10(2)

Omit “The Deputy Administrator”, substitute “A deputy of the Administrator”.

21 Subsection 11(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The Executive Council consists of: (a) the Chief Minister; and (b) such other Ministers as are appointed by the Administrator under section 13.

22 Subsection 11(8)

Repeal the subsection.

23 Sections 12, 13 and 14

Repeal the sections, substitute: