Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04103:schedule:2:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04103
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 3/17)
Character Range: 31218–34094

Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by inserting in subsection (1) "or Associate Director" after "Director";

     (b) by omitting from subsection (2) "If the Director—" and substituting "If the Director or Associate Director:";

     (c) by omitting from paragraph (2) (b) "by the Attorney-General" and substituting "under section 20";

     (d) by adding at the end of subsection (2) "or Associate Director, as the case may be".

Disclosure of interests

51. Section 24 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:

"(2) The Associate Director must give written notice to the Attorney-General of all direct and indirect pecuniary interests that the Associate Director has or acquires in any business, whether in Australia or anywhere else, or in any body corporate carrying on any such business.".

Oath or affirmation of office

52. Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1) "or the Associate Director" after "Director".

Acting appointments—Director

  53. Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

      "(1a) The Associate Director is to act in the office of Director:

       (a) during a vacancy in that office; and

         (b) during all periods when the Director is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the functions of the office;

     except when a person appointed under subsection (1) is acting in that position.";

     (b) by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

      "(3) The Attorney-General may:

         (a) determine the terms and conditions, including remuneration and allowances, if any, on which a person is to act under this section; and

         (b) terminate an appointment under this section at any time.";

     (c) by omitting from subsection (4) "in accordance with" and substituting "during a period mentioned in";

  (d) by adding at the end the following subsection:

     "(9) The validity of anything done by or in relation to the Associate Director while purporting to act in the office of Director is not invalid merely because the occasion to act had not arisen or had ceased.".

54. After section 26 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Acting appointments—Associate Director

"26a. (1) The Attorney-General may appoint a person who is eligible for appointment as the Associate Director to act in the office of Associate Director:

     (a) during a vacancy in that office, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to it; or

     (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Associate Director is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the functions of the office;

but a person appointed to act during a vacancy must not continue so to act