Mental Health Act 20266

Acting Chief Executive Officer

115. (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Board, with the consent of the Minister, may appoint a member of the staff of the Commission to perform the functions of the Chief Executive Officer during—

(a) any period or periods when the Chief Executive Officer is absent from duty or from the State or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of Chief Executive Officer,

(b) any suspension from office of the Chief Executive Officer, or

(c) any vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer.

(2) The Board may at any time terminate an appointment under this section.

(3) A person shall not be appointed under this section to perform the functions of the Chief Executive Officer for a continuous period of more than 12 months during a vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer.