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(2) Whenever there shall be occasion for the appointment of a Leader of the Opposition, the Governor-General shall appoint –

(a) if there is one opposition party whose numerical strength in the House of Representatives is greater than the strength of any other opposition party, the member of the House of Representatives who is the Leader of that party; or

(b) if, by reason of an equality in the numerical strength of the opposition parties in the House or by reason that there is no opposition party, no person is qualified for appointment under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the member of the House who, in the judgment of the Governor-General, commands the support of the largest single group of members of the House in opposition to the Government who are prepared to support one leader

(4) If, in the judgment of the Governor-General, a member of the House of Representatives other than the Leader of the Opposition, has become the Leader in the House of the opposition party having the greatest numerical strength in the House or, as the case may be, the Leader of the Opposition has ceased to command the support of the largest single group of members in opposition to the Government, the Governor-General shall revoke the appointment of the Leader of the Opposition.