Electoral (Acting Electoral Commissioner) Appointment 2014
Notifiable Instrument – NI2014-358 
made under the
Electoral Act 1992, s 12A (Acting appointment – commissioner)

1	Name of instrument 
This instrument is the Electoral (Acting Electoral Commissioner) Appointment 2014
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on 22 July 2014.
3	Consultation with Speaker
The Electoral Commissioner has consulted the Speaker on the terms of this appointment in accordance with section 12A of the Electoral Act 1992.
4	Meaning of Deputy Electoral Commissioner
In this instrument:
	Deputy Electoral Commissioner means the person occupying the position of Deputy Electoral Commissioner in the office of the Electoral Commissioner.
5	Acting appointment
The Deputy Electoral Commissioner is appointed to act as the Electoral Commissioner during any period when the Electoral Commissioner is absent on leave of absence approved in advance by the Speaker, for longer than 5 working days.
6	Conditions of appointment
The Deputy Electoral Commissioner acts as Electoral Commissioner on the conditions of appointment applying to the Electoral Commissioner. 
7	When appointment does not apply
The appointment does not apply in relation to a period if—
(a)	the person occupying the position of Deputy Electoral Commissioner—
(i)	cannot for any reason exercise the functions of the position of Electoral Commissioner; or
(ii)	declines to act as Electoral Commissioner (either generally or for the period) by signed notice given to the Speaker; or
(b)	the Speaker makes a later acting appointment under the Electoral Act 1992, section 12A, that provides that this appointment does not apply to the period.

Phillip Green
Electoral Commissioner 

21 July 2014