3AConstruction of references to certain Public Service agencies

3A Construction of references to certain Public Service agencies

3A Construction of references to certain Public Service agencies

(1) If the Governor abolishes a Public Service agency and transfers all parts of the abolished agency, or all parts other than specified parts, to another Public Service agency, a reference in a document to the abolished agency, other than a reference in relation to the specified parts, must be read as a reference to the successor agency.

(2) If the Governor transfers a part or parts of a Public Service agency (the transferor agency) to another Public Service agency (the transferee agency), a reference in a document—

(a) to the transferor agency, in relation to the transferred part or parts, must be read as a reference to the transferee agency, and

(b) to the head of the transferor agency, however described, in relation to the transferred part or parts, must be read as a reference to the head of the transferee agency.

(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) applies even if the transferor agency is abolished.

(4) If the Governor renames a Public Service agency, a reference in a document to the old name of the Public Service agency must be read as a reference to the new name of the Public Service agency.

(5) In this section—

head, of a Public Service agency, has the same meaning as in the Government Sector Employment Act 2013.

Note—

The Constitution Act 1902, section 50D(3) provides that, if the Governor abolishes a Public Service agency, the Public Service agency to which the Governor transfers all parts of the abolished agency, or all parts other than specified parts, is taken for all purposes to be the successor of the abolished agency.

s 3A: Ins 2024 (338), Sch 1[1].