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Part 4—Concurrent appointments—other industrial authorities
28—Concurrent appointments
(1) A member of SAET may, with the Minister's approval, be appointed also as a member of an industrial authority under the law of the Commonwealth or another State.
(2) If the Minister revokes an approval under subsection (1), the member must resign from office as a member of the other industrial authority.
(3) A member of an industrial authority constituted under the law of the Commonwealth or another State may be appointed also as a member of SAET (to hold a position within SAET determined by the President after consultation with the Minister) and, if such an appointment is made, this Act applies with the following qualifications:
(a) the appointment terminates if the member ceases for any reason to hold office as a member of the relevant industrial authority;
(b) the member is not entitled to be remunerated as a member of SAET but is entitled, in circumstances determined by the Governor, to allowances for expenses at rates fixed by the Governor.
(4) If a member holds concurrent appointments, then—
(a) if the member was appointed first to SAET and subsequently to the other industrial authority, the extent the member performs the duties of a member of that other industrial authority will be determined by agreement between the President and the head of that other industrial authority; or
(b) if the member was appointed first to the other industrial authority and subsequently to SAET, the extent the member performs the duties of a member of SAET will be determined by agreement between the President and the head of that other industrial authority.
29—Powers of member holding concurrent appointments
A member who holds concurrent appointments under this Part may, in an appropriate case, simultaneously exercise powers deriving from both or all appointments.