Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015 (60 of 2015)

Schedule 1   Amendment of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

22   Subsections 10(1) to (4)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

Acting President

(1) The Minister may, by written instrument, appoint a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia to act as the President:

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

(b) during any period, or during all periods, when the President:

(i) is absent from duty or from Australia; or

(ii) is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of office.

Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Acting member (other than President)

(2) The Minister may, by written instrument, appoint a person to act as a member (other than the President) during any period, or during all periods, when:

(a) a full-time member is absent from duty or from Australia; or

(b) a part-time member is unavailable to perform the duties of office.

Qualification for acting appointment

(3) A person must not be appointed to act in an office under subsection (1) or (2) unless the person meets the requirements in section 7 for appointment to the office.