Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL COUNCILS AND ASSOCIATIONS ACT 1976 No. 186 of 1976 - SECT 6

6. (1) Where there is a vacancy in the office of the Registrar or of a
Deputy Registrar, the Minister may, by writing signed by him, appoint a person
to act as Registrar or Deputy Registrar, as the case may be, until the filling
of the vacancy, but a person so appointed shall not continue to act after the
expiration of the period of 12 months after the occurrence of the vacancy.

(2) Where the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar is, or is expected to be, absent
from duty or from Australia or unable, whether on account of illness or
otherwise, to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may, by writing
signed by him, appoint a person to act as Registrar or Deputy Registrar, as
the case may be, during the period during which the Registrar or Deputy
Registrar is so absent or so unable to perform the duties of his office.

(3) A person appointed to act as Registrar or Deputy Registrar in accordance
with this section has all the functions, powers and duties of the Registrar or
Deputy Registrar, as the case may be.

(4) A person appointed under this section may resign his appointment by
writing signed by him delivered to the Minister, but the resignation does not
have effect until it is accepted by the Minister.