AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS ACT 1975 - SECT 16 Staff

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS ACT 1975 - SECT 16

  (1)   Subject to subsection   ( 2), the staff required for the purposes of the Bureau shall be persons engaged under, or whose services are made available in accordance with arrangements made under, the Public Service Act 1999 .

  (2)   Subject to subsection   ( 2A), subsection   ( 1) does not prevent the engaging, in accordance with regulations in force under the Census and Statistics Act 1905 , of persons (including persons referred to in subsection   ( 1)) to assist in the carrying out of the functions of the Statistician.

  (2A)   Persons referred to in subsection   ( 1) may be engaged as mentioned in subsection   ( 2) only in relation to:

  (a)   the taking of the Census mentioned in the Census and Statistics Act 1905 ; and

  (b)   the collection of other statistics and related information.

  (3)   The terms and conditions of employment of persons engaged as mentioned in subsection   ( 2) (including persons employed at the commencement of this Act) shall be such as are determined by the Statistician.

  (4)   For the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999 :

  (a)   the Statistician and the APS employees assisting the Statistician together constitute a Statutory Agency; and

  (b)   the Statistician is the Head of that Statutory Agency.