Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 585

585 Appointment of members on full-time or part-time basis

(1) This section applies to a person appointed to 1 of the following offices (each a
"relevant office" )—

(a) the office of the vice-president;

(b) the office of a deputy president;

(c) the office of an industrial commissioner.

(2) The person is appointed to the relevant office on a full-time basis unless the appointment is stated, in the instrument of appointment, to be on a part-time basis.

(3) A person appointed to a relevant office on a full-time basis may, by written agreement with the Minister, perform the functions of the office on a part-time basis.

(4) An appointment or agreement to perform the functions of a relevant office on a part-time basis must state the percentage of the office the person is to perform.

(5) A person appointed to a relevant office on a part-time basis may, by written agreement with the Minister, perform the functions of the office on a full-time basis.

(6) A person appointed to a relevant office on a part-time basis may hold another office, perform other duties or engage in employment only with the written approval of the Minister.

(7) The Minister may give a written approval mentioned in subsection (6) only if the Minister is satisfied holding the other office, performing the other duties or engaging in the employment is compatible with, and does not give rise to a conflict of interest in relation to, the relevant office.