Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BANKRUPTCY ACT 1966 - SECT 17

             (1)  The Minister may appoint a person to act as Inspector‑General:

                     (a)  during a vacancy in the office of Inspector‑General; or

                     (b)  during any period, or during all periods, when the Inspector‑General is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of his or her office.

             (2)  The Inspector‑General may appoint a person to act as Official Receiver:

                     (a)  during a vacancy in the office of Official Receiver; or

                     (b)  during any period, or during all periods, when the Official Receiver is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of his or her office.

             (7)  The validity of anything done by a person purporting to act under this section shall not be called in question on the ground that the occasion for his or her appointment had not arisen, that there is a defect or irregularity in or in connection with his or her appointment, that the appointment had ceased to have effect or that the occasion for him or her to act had not arisen or had ceased.