(1) The Commissioner
may appoint such officers as he considers necessary for the purpose of
enabling the functions of the Commissioner properly to be carried out.
(2) Subject to this
Act, the terms and conditions of service of officers of the Commissioner shall
be such as the Commissioner determines.
(2a) The Commissioner
may by arrangement with the employing authority of the officer or employee,
make use, either full-time or part-time, of the services of any officer or
employee employed in the Public Service or in a State instrumentality or
otherwise in the service of the Crown in right of the State.
(2B) The Commissioner
may engage persons under contracts for services to provide professional,
technical or other assistance for the purpose of enabling the functions of the
Commissioner properly to be carried out.
(3) A member of the
Commissioner’s staff shall, before he commences his duties as such, take
an oath or affirmation, to be administered by the Commissioner, that, except
in accordance with this Act, he will not divulge any information received by
him under this Act.
(4) The Commissioner
may by arrangement with an employing authority, State instrumentality or other
statutory office holder, agree to that authority, instrumentality or office
holder making use, either full-time or part-time, of the services of any
officer of the Commissioner.
(5) In this section
—
employing authority means an employing authority
within the meaning of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 .
[Section 9 amended: No. 74 of 2003 s. 91(3), (4),
(6), (8) and (9); No. 10 of 2009 s. 6.]