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absence granted by the Minister, for 14 consecutive days or for 28 days in any 12 months; or

       (iii) in any way, otherwise than as a member and in common with the other members, of an incorporated company consisting of not less than twenty-five persons becomes concerned or interested in a contract entered into by or on behalf of the Authority or participates or claims to participate in the profit of any such contract or any benefit or emolument arising from any such contract; or

(c) a part-time member—

       (i) is absent, except on leave granted by the Authority, from three consecutive meetings of the Authority; or

(ii) fails to comply with his obligations under sub-section (3),

the Governor-General shall terminate the appointment of the member.

(3) A part-time member who is directly or indirectly interested in a contract made or proposed to be made by the Authority, otherwise than as a member, and in common with other members, of an incorporated company consisting of not less than twenty-five persons, shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Authority.

(4) A disclosure under sub-section (3) shall be recorded in the minutes of the Authority, and the part-time member—

   (a) shall not take part after the disclosure in any deliberation or decision of the Authority with respect to the contract; and

   (b) shall be disregarded for the purposes of constituting a quorum of the Authority for any such deliberation or decision.

Acting appointments.
22. (1) Where the Chairman or the Executive Member is, or is expected to be, absent from duty or from Australia or there is a vacancy in the office of Chairman or Executive Member, the Minister may appoint a person to be acting Chairman or acting Executive Member, as the case requires, during the absence or until the filling of the vacancy.

(2) An acting Chairman or an acting Executive Member appointed in the event of the office of Chairman or Executive Member, as the case may be, becoming vacant shall not continue in office after the expiration of 12 months after the occurrence of the vacancy.

(3) If a part-time member is at any time appointed acting Chairman or acting Executive Member, his office shall, during the period of his appointment, be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to be vacant.

(4) Where a part-time member is, or is expected to be, unable (whether on account of illness or otherwise) to attend meetings of the Authority, or there is a vacancy in the office of a part-time member, the Minister may appoint a person to be an acting member