Section 36 — Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986: Acting President and Human Rights Commissioner

(2) The Minister may appoint a person to act as 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 is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the office of President. Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see section 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. (3) The Minister may appoint a person to act as Human Rights Commissioner: (a) during a vacancy in the office of Human Rights Commissioner, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Human Rights Commissioner is absent from duty or from Australia, or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the office of Human Rights Commissioner. Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see section 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. (9) At any time when a person who is not a member of the Commission is acting as President or Human Rights Commissioner, the person shall be deemed to be a member of the Commission for the purposes of sections 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26 (including those sections as applied by section 33, 35D or 35N) and sections 48 and 49.