WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 72 Acting President
This legislation has been repealed.
WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 72
Acting President(1) During any period when:
(a) the President is absent from duty or from Australia, or is for any other reason unable to perform the duties of the office of President; or
(b) there is a vacancy in the office of President (whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office);
the Governor‑General may appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed as the President to act in that office.
(2) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under subsection (1) is not invalid because:
(a) the occasion for the appointment had not arisen;
(b) there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the appointment;
(c) the appointment had ceased to have effect; or
(d) the occasion for the person to act had not arisen or had ceased.
(3) For the purpose of subsection (1) only, a person is not disqualified from appointment as the President merely because the person has reached the age of 65.