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LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW APPLICATION ACT 2014 - SECT 52

Acting Victorian Commissioner

    (1)     The Victorian Legal Services Board may appoint a person to act as Victorian Commissioner

        (a)     during a vacancy in the office of Victorian Commissioner; or

        (b)     during a period, or all periods, when the Victorian Commissioner is absent from duty or, for any other reason, is unable to perform the duties of the office.

    (2)     The Victorian Legal Services Board may appoint a person as Acting Victorian Commissioner only if it considers that the person has sufficient knowledge of legal practice and the legal system to be able to perform the functions of the Victorian Commissioner.

S. 52(3) amended by No. 21/2015 s. 3(Sch.  1 item 30).

    (3)     An acting appointment is for the term (not exceeding 6 months) specified in the instrument of appointment and a person appointed to act is eligible for reappointment.

    (4)     The Acting Victorian Commissioner

        (a)     has all the powers and must perform all the functions of the Victorian Commissioner; and

        (b)     is entitled to be paid the remuneration and allowances that the Victorian Commissioner would have been entitled to for performing those functions.

    (5)     The Victorian Legal Services Board may remove the Acting Victorian Commissioner from office at any time.



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