88Appointment to public offices

88 Appointment to public offices Subject to the express provisions of any other Act the appointment to public offices under the Government of Victoria hereafter to become vacant or to be created whether such offices be salaried or not shall be vested in the Governor in Council with the exception of the appointments of the officers liable to retire from office on political grounds which appointments shall be vested in the Governor alone. S. 88AA inserted by No. 46/1998 88AA Oath of office If an oath of office is required to be taken by a person who accepts employment in the public service or who is otherwise required by or under this or any other Act to take an oath of office, the oath, unless the contrary intention appears, must be taken in the form set out in Schedule 3. S. 88A inserted by No. 9721 s. 3. 88A Governor in Council may order that Ministers exercise duties etc. concurrently The Governor in Council may by Order published in the Government Gazette direct that all or any of the functions powers and duties of a Minister of the Crown shall be exercisable concurrently with another Minister of the Crown or shall cease to be so exercisable. Pt 4A (Heading and ss 88B, 88C) inserted by No. 13/1997 s. 5, repealed by No. 67/2014 s. 147(Sch. 2 item 9). Part V—Financial Division 1—Consolidated Revenue Constitution Act s. XLIV.