sec.247Duration of appointment

### sec.247 Duration of appointment A senior officer holds office for the term, not longer than 5 years, stated in the person’s contract of employment. A person appointed as a senior officer may be appointed for a further term if the commission considers that— the person’s performance as a senior officer has been of the highest standard; and the person is likely to continue to contribute at a high standard to the commission’s performance. However, a person must not hold office in the commission as a senior officer for more than 15 years in total. A person held office as a senior officer for 10 years, comprising an appointment for an initial term of 5 years and a reappointment for a further term of 5 years. The person may be reappointed as a senior officer for a further term of 5 years. However, the person must not continue in, or be reappointed to, the office at the end of that 5-year term. Any time a person held office in the commission as a senior officer before the commencement of this subsection must be included in working out the number of years under subsection (3) . For subsections (3) and (4) , any time a person held office in the commission as an assistant commissioner under this Act before the commencement of this subsection is taken to be time held by the person in office in the commission as a senior officer. Subsection (7) applies if 10 years have elapsed since a person last held office in the commission as a senior officer and it is proposed to appoint the person as a senior officer in the commission. The period for which the person previously held office is not to be counted in calculating under subsection (3) the total period for which the person may hold office in the commission as a senior officer. Subsections (3) to (7) have effect despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 (1) (c) . In this section— senior officer means a senior officer whose principal duties relate directly to the performance of the commission’s prevention, crime, corruption, research or intelligence functions or the giving of legal advice to the commission, but does not include a senior officer whose duties support the commission’s functions. an officer whose principal duties relate to information technology matters an officer whose principal duties relate to financial matters an officer whose principal duties relate to human resource management matters s 247 amd 2006 No. 41 s 20 ; 2014 No. 21 s 48 ; 2024 No. 41 s 37 (sec.247-ssec.1) A senior officer holds office for the term, not longer than 5 years, stated in the person’s contract of employment. (sec.247-ssec.2) A person appointed as a senior officer may be appointed for a further term if the commission considers that— the person’s performance as a senior officer has been of the highest standard; and the person is likely to continue to contribute at a high standard to the commission’s performance. (sec.247-ssec.3) However, a person must not hold office in the commission as a senior officer for more than 15 years in total. A person held office as a senior officer for 10 years, comprising an appointment for an initial term of 5 years and a reappointment for a further term of 5 years. The person may be reappointed as a senior officer for a further term of 5 years. However, the person must not continue in, or be reappointed to, the office at the end of that 5-year term. (sec.247-ssec.4) Any time a person held office in the commission as a senior officer before the commencement of this subsection must be included in working out the number of years under subsection (3) . (sec.247-ssec.5) For subsections (3) and (4) , any time a person held office in the commission as an assistant commissioner under this Act before the commencement of this subsection is taken to be time held by the person in office in the commission as a senior officer. (sec.247-ssec.6) Subsection (7) applies if 10 years have elapsed since a person last held office in the commission as a senior officer and it is proposed to appoint the person as a senior officer in the commission. (sec.247-ssec.7) The period for which the person previously held office is not to be counted in calculating under subsection (3) the total period for which the person may hold office in the commission as a senior officer. (sec.247-ssec.8) Subsections (3) to (7) have effect despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 (1) (c) . (sec.247-ssec.9) In this section— senior officer means a senior officer whose principal duties relate directly to the performance of the commission’s prevention, crime, corruption, research or intelligence functions or the giving of legal advice to the commission, but does not include a senior officer whose duties support the commission’s functions. an officer whose principal duties relate to information technology matters an officer whose principal duties relate to financial matters an officer whose principal duties relate to human resource management matters - (a) the person’s performance as a senior officer has been of the highest standard; and - (b) the person is likely to continue to contribute at a high standard to the commission’s performance. - • an officer whose principal duties relate to information technology matters - • an officer whose principal duties relate to financial matters - • an officer whose principal duties relate to human resource management matters