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Environment Protection Act 2017
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374 Chief environmental scientist
(1) The Governing Board must appoint a person to be the chief environmental scientist of the Authority.
(2) The person appointed as the chief environmental scientist is employed under Part 3 of the **Public Administration Act 2004**.
(3) Subject to and in accordance with the directions given to the chief environmental scientist by the chief executive officer, the chief environmental scientist is responsible for the provision of advice to the Authority relating to—
S. 22(3)(a) amended by No. 39/2018 s. 15, renumbered as s. 374(3)(a) by No. 39/2018 s. 22.
(a) the objective of the Authority set out in section 357; or
(b) the duties and functions of the Authority.
Pt 3 (Heading) substituted as Pt 12.3 (Heading) by No. 39/2018 s. 16.
Part 12.3—General provisions
S. 23 renumbered as s. 375 by No. 39/2018 s. 22.