Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts12. Acting appointment
(1) Where a member is or is expected to be absent from duty or from the Territory, the Minister may appoint a person to act as a member during the absence.
(2) The Minister may at any time terminate an appointment made under subsection (1).
(3) The validity of a decision of the Board shall not be questioned in any proceedings on a ground arising from the fact that the occasion for the appointment of a person purporting to be appointed under this section had not arisen or that an appointment under this section had ceased to have effect.