Disability Rights, Inclusion and Safeguarding Act 2024
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49 Staff and contractors
(1) The Senior Practitioner may make arrangements with the Head of a State Service Agency for a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in that Agency to be made available to the Senior Practitioner to enable the Senior Practitioner to perform the Senior Practitioner’s functions under this Act or any other Act.
(2) Subject to and in accordance with the State Service Act 2000 , a person with appropriate expertise and experience may be employed for the purpose of enabling the Senior Practitioner to perform and exercise the Senior Practitioner’s duties, functions and powers under this Act or any other Act.
(3) Officers and employees made available under subsection (1) , or employed under subsection (2) , may serve the Senior Practitioner in any capacity in conjunction with State Service employment.
(4) Subject to the approval of the Secretary, the Senior Practitioner may enter into agreements or arrangements with a person or body for the purpose of obtaining appropriate expertise to assist the Senior Practitioner in the performance and exercise of the Senior Practitioner's powers, duties and functions under this Act.