Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) There shall be a Deputy Electoral Commissioner.
(2) The Deputy Electoral Commissioner shall perform such duties as the Electoral Commissioner directs.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the Deputy Electoral Commissioner shall act as the Electoral Commissioner:
(a) during a vacancy in the office of the Electoral Commissioner, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or
(b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Electoral Commissioner is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the office.
Note: For rules that apply to persons acting as the Electoral Commissioner, see section 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(4) The Deputy Electoral Commissioner shall not act as the Electoral Commissioner during a vacancy in the office of Electoral Commissioner while a person appointed under section 26 is acting in that office.