Coexistence Queensland Act 2013
sec.30Employment of chief executive officer
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sec.30 Employment of chief executive officer
Coexistence Queensland must employ a chief executive officer. The chief executive officer is employed under this Act and not the Public Sector Act 2022 . Coexistence Queensland may at any time remove the chief executive officer from office for any reason or none. The chairperson may appoint a person, other than a member, to act in the office of chief executive officer during— a vacancy, or all vacancies, in the office; or any period, or all periods, when the chief executive officer is absent from duty, or can not, for another reason, perform the functions of the office. If the office of chief executive officer is vacant for more than 4 months, the Minister may request the chairperson to have the vacancy filled. Subsection (7) applies if the person employed as the chief executive officer resigns the person’s role as a public service officer in order to accept the employment. Section 17 (2) and (3) applies to the person as if a reference in the section to appointment or service as a member were a reference to employment or service as the chief executive officer. s 30 sub 2017 No. 35 s 27 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 ; 2024 No. 33 s 183 sch 1 pt 1 (sec.30-ssec.1) Coexistence Queensland must employ a chief executive officer. (sec.30-ssec.2) The chief executive officer is employed under this Act and not the Public Sector Act 2022 . (sec.30-ssec.3) Coexistence Queensland may at any time remove the chief executive officer from office for any reason or none. (sec.30-ssec.4) The chairperson may appoint a person, other than a member, to act in the office of chief executive officer during— a vacancy, or all vacancies, in the office; or any period, or all periods, when the chief executive officer is absent from duty, or can not, for another reason, perform the functions of the office. (sec.30-ssec.5) If the office of chief executive officer is vacant for more than 4 months, the Minister may request the chairperson to have the vacancy filled. (sec.30-ssec.6) Subsection (7) applies if the person employed as the chief executive officer resigns the person’s role as a public service officer in order to accept the employment. (sec.30-ssec.7) Section 17 (2) and (3) applies to the person as if a reference in the section to appointment or service as a member were a reference to employment or service as the chief executive officer.
- (a) a vacancy, or all vacancies, in the office; or
- (b) any period, or all periods, when the chief executive officer is absent from duty, or can not, for another reason, perform the functions of the office.