(1) This section applies to a staff member of the Authority:
(a) who was eligible to consent under subsection 59(2) and who has not done so; or
(b) who consented under subsection 59(2) but revoked that consent under subsection 59(3).
(2) Subject to subsection ( 3), the staff member is, for all purposes, taken to have resigned from his or her appointment or engagement under the Pipeline Authority Act 1973 . The resignation takes effect at the time determined in writing in relation to the staff member by an authorised person for the purposes of this section.
Note: A person does not come within paragraph 87N(2)(c) of the Public Service Act 1922 if the person's employment with a public authority is terminated because of the person's resignation.
(3) Subsection ( 2) does not apply to a staff member who does not consent under subsection 59(2), or has revoked his or her consent under subsection 59(3), because the terms and conditions of employment, taken as a whole, that would apply to the staff member on and after his or her transfer time have been determined not to be equivalent in accordance with the staff transfer agreement to the terms and conditions of employment, taken as a whole, applying to the staff member immediately before his or her transfer time.