59Construction of references to employees etc of statutory bodies or officers in other Acts, instruments and contracts

#### 59 Construction of references to employees etc of statutory bodies or officers in other Acts, instruments and contracts 59 Construction of references to employees etc of statutory bodies or officers in other Acts, instruments and contracts > > (1) In any other Act, in any statutory or other instrument, or in any contract or agreement (whether enacted, made or executed before or after the commencement of this section)— > > > > > (a) a reference to an officer or employee, or a member of staff, of a statutory body or statutory officer is to be read as including a reference— > > > > > > > (i) to a Public Service employee who is employed to enable the statutory body or statutory officer to exercise functions, and > > > > > > > (ii) to any other person whose services the statutory body or statutory officer makes use of (whether by way of secondment or otherwise), and > > > > > (b) a reference to a statutory body or statutory officer in the capacity of an employer of persons is, to the extent that the persons concerned comprise persons employed in the Public Service to enable the statutory body or statutory officer to exercise functions, to be read as including a reference to the Government of New South Wales or, as the case requires, to the head of the Public Service agency in which the persons are employed. > > > (2) This section is subject to the regulations. > > **s 59:** Am 2016 No 2, Sch 1 \[35\]–\[37\].