New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT ACT 2002 - SECT 13

13 Acting appointments to Department Head positions

(1988 Act, s 10B)

(1) The Minister may appoint an officer of the Public Service to act in a Department Head position in the Public Service that is vacant or the holder of which is suspended, sick or absent.

(2) An officer, while acting in a Department Head position, has all the functions of the holder of the position. However, a person who is not a chief executive officer does not become a chief executive officer for the purposes of Part 3.1 when acting in a Department Head position.

(3) The Minister may, at any time, terminate the appointment of an officer to act in a Department Head position.