Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Notwithstanding
the retirement of a member of the Commission or the expiry of the period for
which an acting member of the Commission has been appointed under this Act,
the Governor may extend his period of office for such further period as the
Governor determines, in order to enable him to complete all matters,
proceedings, or inquiries that he has entered upon and has not completed
before the retirement or the expiry.
(2) The Governor may
from time to time extend any further period determined by him under
subsection (1) notwithstanding the expiry of that further period for such
further period or periods as he thinks fit.
(3) The continuation
in office of a retired member of the Commission under subsection (1) does
not prevent —
(a) the
appointment of a person to fill the office from which the member retired; or
(b) in
the case of a retired President, the appointment of a person as acting
President under section 17(1a).
(4) The continuation
in office of an acting member of the Commission under subsection (1) does
not prevent —
(a) the
appointment of another person to act in the office in which the acting member
acted; or
(b) in
the case of an acting President, the appointment of a person as the President.
[Section 18 amended by No. 94 of 1984
s. 12; No. 14 of 2005 s. 7.]