Industry Research and Development Amendment (Innovation and Science Australia) Act 2016 (63 of 2016)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Main amendments

Industry Research and Development Act 1986

26   After subsection 17(1)

Insert:

(1A) The Minister may appoint a member or other person to act as Deputy Chairperson:

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

(b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Deputy Chairperson is absent from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the duties of the office of Deputy Chairperson;

but a person so appointed must not continue to act in that appointment for more than 12 months.

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