WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 81A

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 81A

81A—Conditions of appointment

        (1)         A conciliation officer will be appointed for a term of five years and, at the end of a term of appointment, is eligible for reappointment.

        (2)         However—

            (a)         a term of appointment cannot extend beyond the time the appointee reaches 65 years and if the appointee will reach that age less than 5 years after the date the appointment was made or last renewed, the appointment will be made or renewed for a term ending when the appointee reaches 65 years of age; and

            (b)         an appointment may be made on an acting basis and, in that case, the appointment will be for a term (not exceeding six months) stated in the instrument of appointment.

        (3)         A conciliation officer—

            (a)         is entitled to a salary and allowances determined by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister; and

            (b)         is, to an extent determined by the Governor, subject to the Public Sector Act 2009

(which applies with modification determined by the Governor); and

            (c)         is an employee for the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1988

.

        (4)         A conciliation officer—

            (a)         must not, without the consent of the Minister, engage in remunerative work apart from official duties; and

            (b)         must not, while in office, be an officer of an industrial association.

        (5)         The Governor may remove a conciliation officer from office if the officer—

            (a)         is convicted of an indictable offence; or

            (b)         is guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty; or

            (c)         is incompetent; or

            (d)         becomes mentally or physically incapable of carrying out official duties satisfactorily; or

            (e)         contravenes subsection (4)

.

"Misconduct" includes (but is not limited to)—

        •         unlawful or improper conduct in the performance of official duties;

        •         refusal or deliberate failure to follow reasonable administrative directions given under this Part by the President.

        (6)         The office of a conciliation officer becomes vacant if the officer—

            (a)         dies; or

            (b)         completes a term of appointment and is not reappointed; or

            (c)         resigns by written notice to the Minister; or

            (d)         is removed from office under subsection (5)

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