New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CANCER INSTITUTE (NSW) ACT 2003 - SECT 10

10 Chief Cancer Officer

(1) The Governor may appoint a Chief Cancer Officer. Chapter 2 of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 does not apply to or in respect of the Chief Cancer Officer.

(2) Subject to this Act, the Chief Cancer Officer holds office for such period (not exceeding 5 years) as is specified in his or her instrument of appointment.

(3) The Chief Cancer Officer is the chief executive officer of the Cancer Institute.

(4) The Chief Cancer Officer:

(a) is responsible for the management of the affairs of the Cancer Institute, subject to and in accordance with any directions of the Board, and

(b) has and may exercise such other functions as are conferred or imposed on the Chief Cancer Officer by or under this or any other Act.

(5) The Chief Cancer Officer is taken, while holding that office, to be a member of staff of the Cancer Institute. However, nothing in this section enables the Cancer Institute to remove the Chief Cancer Officer from office.

(7) The Chief Cancer Officer ceases to hold office if the Chief Cancer Officer:

(a) resigns the office by instrument in writing addressed to the Governor, or

(b) is removed from office by the Governor under subsection (8).

(8) The Governor may remove the Chief Cancer Officer from office at any time for any or no reason and without notice.