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Defence Act 1990

Terms and conditions of service in the Civil Staff

64: Acting appointments

You could also call this:

"Temporary jobs given by the Chief of Defence Force"

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You work in the Civil Staff and someone is away or a job is empty. The Chief of Defence Force can tell another staff member to do the job. They can do this before or after the person is away or the job is empty. You are told to do someone else's job and you do it. What you do cannot be questioned in court because you were not supposed to be doing that job. You can just do the job as told by the Chief of Defence Force.

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Part 5Terms and conditions of service in the Civil Staff

64Acting appointments

  1. In the case of absence from duty of any member of the Civil Staff (from whatever cause arising) or on the occurrence from any cause of a vacancy in any position in the Civil Staff (whether by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise) and from time to time while the absence or vacancy continues, all or any of the powers and duties of the member or pertaining to the position may be exercised and performed by any other member for the time being directed by the Chief of Defence Force to exercise and perform them, whether the direction has been given before the absence or vacancy occurs or while it continues.

  2. No such direction and no acts done by any member of the Civil Staff acting pursuant to any such direction shall in any proceedings be questioned on the ground that the occasion for the direction had not arisen or had ceased, or on the ground that the member has not been appointed to any position to which the direction relates.