International Protection Act 2026
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Acting Chief Inspector | ||
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262. (1) The Minister may authorise a member of staff of the Chief Inspector to perform the functions of the Chief Inspector during any period when the Chief Inspector is absent from duty or absent from the State or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of the Chief Inspector. | ||
(2) Where no Chief Inspector stands appointed, because of a vacancy or otherwise, for the time being under section 260 , the Minister may authorise a member of staff of the Chief Inspector to perform the functions of the Chief Inspector during the period of that vacancy, but an authorisation under this subsection shall cease upon the appointment of the Chief Inspector under section 260 whether or not such appointment was made for the purpose of filling that vacancy. | ||
(3) An authorisation under subsection (2) shall not remain in force for a period of more than 6 months unless the Minister is satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable for an appointment under section 260 to be made within that period, in which case he or she may extend that period by such further period as he or she is satisfied is a period within which it is reasonably practicable for an appointment to be made under that section. | ||
(4) The Minister may at any time terminate an authorisation under this section. | ||
(5) A member of staff of the Chief Inspector in respect of whom an authorisation under this section is in force may perform the functions of the Chief Inspector under this Part, and, for that purpose, references to the Chief Inspector in this Part shall be construed as including references to such member of staff. |