Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 - SECT 108

Staff

108. Staff



(1) The persons who immediately before the date of commencement of this
section held office under the Public Service Act 1974 for the purposes of a
relevant law, being a law under which a former authority was established,
continue from the date of commencement of this section and subject to the
Public Service Act 1974 to be officers for the purposes of that relevant law.





(2) The persons who immediately before the date of commencement of this
section were officers and employees under the Public Service Act 1974 for the
purposes of a former authority continue from that date and subject to the
Public Service Act 1974 to be officers and employees for the purposes of the
Director-General.

(3) The persons who immediately before the commencement of this section were
officers and employees for the purposes of the Ministry for Conservation Act
1972 continue subject to the Public Service Act 1974 to be officers and
employees in the Department.

(4) The employees who immediately before the date of commencement of this
section were employees of the Superintendent of Vermin and Noxious Weeds
Destruction become on that date employees of the Director-General.

(5) The terms and conditions of employment (including classification, salary,
accrued benefits and entitlements, and long service leave) of a person to whom
sub-section (1), (2), (3) or (4) apply are to be no less favourable than the
terms and conditions on which the person was employed immediately before the
date of commencement of this section.

(6) An officer or an employee to whom sub-section (1), (2), (3) or (4) applies
and who-

   (a)  was immediately before the commencement of this section an officer
        within the meaning of the State Superannuation Act 1988, continues
        from the date of commencement of this section to be such an officer;
        or





   (b)  was immediately before the commencement of this section a permanent
        employee within the meaning of the Local Authorities Superannuation
        Act 1958 or the State Employees Retirement Benefits Act 1979,
        continues from the date of commencement of this section to be such a
        permanent employee-

despite anything to the contrary in this Act or those Acts.

(7) For the purposes of this section the terms and conditions of employment
relating to long service leave or sick leave (whether determined by an Act or
subordinate instrument or otherwise), service as an officer or employee of a
former authority are to be treated as service of an officer or employee of the
Director-General.

(8) In relation to persons transferred to the employment of the
Director-General under this section, the Director-General has powers of
employment and dismissal and the power to determine terms and conditions of
employment.



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