(1)  The Commissioner is an employee for the purposes of the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 2016 and the Long Service Leave (State Employees) Act 1994 .

(2)  If an employee, within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000 , is appointed to the office of Commissioner, that employee is entitled to retain all the employee's existing and accruing rights as if the employee's service in that office were a continuation of his or her service as an employee within the meaning of that Act.

(3)  Where a person ceases to hold the office of Commissioner and becomes a State Service officer or State Service employee, that person's service in that office is to be regarded as service in the State Service for the purpose of determining his or her rights as an employee, within the meaning of that Act.