LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 194
Appointing a chief executive officer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 194
Appointing a chief executive officer
194 Appointing a chief executive officer
(1) A local government must appoint a qualified person to be its chief
executive officer.
(2) A person is qualified to be the chief executive
officer if the person has the ability, experience, knowledge and skills that
the local government considers appropriate, having regard to the
responsibilities of a chief executive officer.
(3) A person who is appointed
as the chief executive officer must enter into a written contract of
employment with the local government.
(4) The contract of employment must
provide for—
(a) the chief executive officer to meet performance standards
set by the local government; and
(b) the chief executive officer’s
conditions of employment (including remuneration).
