sec.285Appointing official visitor

### sec.285 Appointing official visitor The chief executive may appoint an appropriately qualified person as an official visitor for a period of up to 3 years. The person may be reappointed 1 or more times, for a period of up to 3 years, if the chief executive is satisfied— the person continues to be appropriately qualified; and reappointing the person is likely to benefit a corrective services facility or prisoners of a corrective services facility. The chief executive must not appoint as an official visitor— an employee of a public sector entity; or an employee of an engaged service provider. The person is appointed under this Act and not the Public Sector Act 2022 . The official visitor is prescribed not to be a public sector employee for the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 12 (2) (g) . s 285 amd 2022 No. 34 s 339 ; 2023 No. 14 s 30 (sec.285-ssec.1) The chief executive may appoint an appropriately qualified person as an official visitor for a period of up to 3 years. (sec.285-ssec.2) The person may be reappointed 1 or more times, for a period of up to 3 years, if the chief executive is satisfied— the person continues to be appropriately qualified; and reappointing the person is likely to benefit a corrective services facility or prisoners of a corrective services facility. (sec.285-ssec.3) The chief executive must not appoint as an official visitor— an employee of a public sector entity; or an employee of an engaged service provider. (sec.285-ssec.4) The person is appointed under this Act and not the Public Sector Act 2022 . (sec.285-ssec.5) The official visitor is prescribed not to be a public sector employee for the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 12 (2) (g) . - (a) the person continues to be appropriately qualified; and - (b) reappointing the person is likely to benefit a corrective services facility or prisoners of a corrective services facility. - (a) an employee of a public sector entity; or - (b) an employee of an engaged service provider.