Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997 (NO. 69 OF 1997) - SECT 8

8. (1) The Chief Executive may, in writing, appoint a person to act as the Chief Health Officer during—

        (a)     a vacancy in the office of Chief Health Officer; or

        (b)     during any period, or during all periods, when the Chief Health Officer is for any reason unable to perform the functions of the office.

(2) An acting Chief Health Officer shall be a medical practitioner.

(3) A person appointed to act as the Chief Health Officer during a vacancy in the office of Chief Health Officer shall not so act continuously for more than 12 months.

(4) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act pursuant to an appointment under subsection (1) is not invalid on the ground that—

        (a)     the appointment was ineffective or had ceased to have effect; or

        (b)     the occasion to act had not arisen or had ceased.