Acts Interpretation (Ministerial Acting Arrangements for the Home Affairs Portfolio) Authorisation (No. 1) 2025

I, Tony Burke, Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Cyber Security and Minister for the Arts, acting in accordance with section 19 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 and under subsection 34AAB(1) of that Act, authorise Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, to act on my behalf in the performance of functions and duties, or the exercise of powers, that I may perform or exercise under any law of the Commonwealth during:

(a) the period that begins at 11:00 am on 27 January 2025 and ends at 9:00pm on 28 January 2025; and

(b) the period that begins at 4:00 pm on 30 January 2025 and ends at 3:00 am on 1 February 2025.