Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 498

498 Employing office may enter into work performance arrangements

(1) The employing office may, for the State, enter into and give effect to a work performance arrangement with—

(a) the authority; or

(b) the appropriate authority of another government entity.

(2) A work performance arrangement may make provision for all matters necessary or convenient to be provided under the arrangement.

(3) For example, a work performance arrangement may provide for—

(a) the appointment of a person to an office, and the holding of the office by the person, for the arrangement; and

(b) the authorising of a person to exercise powers for the arrangement; and

(c) whether payment is to be made for work done under the arrangement and, if so, what payment is to be made and who is to make the payment.

(4) A person performing work for the authority or other government entity under a work performance arrangement entered into under subsection (1) —

(a) is not employed by the authority or other government entity; and

(b) remains an employee of the employing office.

(5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the authority or another government entity does not have power to employ a person performing work for the authority or other government entity under a work performance arrangement entered into under subsection (1) .