Victorian Current Acts

BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 208C

    (1)     The Governor in Council may, by instrument, appoint a person to act in the office of the Building Monitor for a period not exceeding 6 months—

        (a)     during a vacancy in the office; or

        (b)     during any period when the Building Monitor is absent or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the office.

    (2)     Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may, by instrument, appoint a person to act in the office of Building Monitor for a period not exceeding one month—

        (a)     during a vacancy in that office; or

        (b)     during any period when the Building Monitor is absent or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the office.

    (3)     The Minister may not appoint a person to act in the office of the Building Monitor under subsection (2) for consecutive periods of time.

    (4)     A period of appointment under this section must be specified in the instrument of appointment.

    (5)     A person appointed to act in the office of the Building Monitor under this section may perform all the functions of the Building Monitor.

    (6)     Sections 208(3) and (5) to (9) and 208D apply to a person appointed to act as the Building Monitor as if that person were the Building Monitor.

S. 208D inserted by No. 11/2023 s. 25.