Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PRIVACY ACT 1988 No. 119, 1988 - SECT 26

26. The Minister may appoint a person to act as Commissioner:

   (a)  during a vacancy in the office of Commissioner, whether or not an
        appointment has previously been made to the office; or

   (b)  during any period, or during all periods, when the Commissioner is
        absent from duty or from Australia, or is, for any other reason,
        unable to perform the functions of the office of Commissioner; but a
        person appointed to act during a vacancy shall not continue so to act
        for more than 12 months.