Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1999 - SECT 67

  (1)   The Agency Minister of an Executive Agency may appoint a person to be the Head of the Agency for a period of up to 5 years specified in the instrument of appointment.

  (2)   Before making the appointment, the Agency Minister must have received a report about the vacancy from a relevant Secretary.

  (3)   The Agency Minister may, by notice in writing, terminate the appointment at any time.

  (4)   Before terminating the appointment, the Agency Minister must have received a report about the proposed termination from a relevant Secretary.

  (5)   In this section:

"relevant Secretary" means the Secretary of any Department that is administered by the same Minister who is the Agency Minister of the Executive Agency.