Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRICING ACT 1981 No. 117, 1981 - SECT 11

11. (1) The Minister, after consultation with the Commissioner, may appoint a
person to be an associate Commissioner, or persons to be associate
Commissioners, of the Authority for the purposes of an inquiry by the
Authority in relation to a particular matter.

(2) An associate Commissioner shall be appointed for a period commencing on a
day specified in the instrument of his appointment and ending on the day on
which the Authority completes its inquiry and report in relation to the matter
specified in that instrument, but is eligible for re-appointment.

(3) Where an associate Commissioner has, or associate Commissioners have, been
appointed for the purposes of a particular inquiry, the Authority is
constituted, for the purposes of that inquiry, by the Commissioner and the
associate Commissioner or associate Commissioners.

(4) An associate Commissioner shall be paid such remuneration as is determined
by the Remuneration Tribunal, but, if no determination of that remuneration by
the Tribunal is in operation, he shall be paid such remuneration as is
prescribed.

(5) An associate Commissioner shall be paid such allowances as are prescribed.

(6) Sub-sections (4) and (5) have effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunals
Act 1973.

(7) Subject to this section, an associate Commissioner holds office on such
terms and conditions (if any) as the Minister determines.

(8) In this section, a reference to the Commissioner shall, if there is a
person acting in the office of Commissioner, be read as a reference to the
person so acting.