Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (MEMBERS' STAFF) ACT 1989 - SECT 13

    (1)     The employment of a person under this part terminates if the member of the Assembly by whom the person was employed—

        (a)     dies; or

        (b)     ceases to be a member of the Assembly.

    (2)     For subsection (1) (b) a member of the Assembly shall be deemed not to have ceased to be such a member while he or she continues to be entitled to an allowance that was payable to him or her as such a member.

    (3)     A member of the Assembly may at any time, by notice in writing given to a person employed by the member under this part, terminate the person's employment.

    (4)     A person employed by a member of the Assembly under this part may at any time, by notice in writing given to the member, terminate the person's employment.

    (5)     Where the employment of a person under this part is terminated by subsection (1), the Chief Minister may, by writing direct that the employment of the person shall be deemed—

        (a)     not to have been so terminated; and

        (b)     to have continued, or to continue, until a specified date;

and, where the Chief Minister so directs, the employment of the person under this part shall for all purposes be deemed to have continued, or to continue, until that date.

    (6)     A direction under subsection (5) is a disallowable instrument.

Note     A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001 .