53Appointment of heads of Public Service agencies (other than Secretaries of Departments)

#### 53 Appointment of heads of Public Service agencies (other than Secretaries of Departments) 53 Appointment of heads of Public Service agencies (other than Secretaries of Departments) > > (1) In this rule— > > > > agency head means— > > > > > (a) the head of a Public Service executive agency, or > > > > > (b) the head of a separate Public Service agency whose office is established by section 28 of the Act. > > > > existing Public Service head means a person who is the Secretary of a Department or an agency head or who was the Secretary of a Department or an agency head within the previous 3 months. > > > > existing senior executive means a person who is a Public Service senior executive or who was a Public Service senior executive within the previous 3 months. > > > > Public Service senior executive includes a senior executive in the Health Service, the Transport Service or the NSW Police Force. > > > (2) Part 3 does not apply to the appointment of a person as an agency head (and subrule (3) applies instead)— > > > > > (a) if the person is being re-appointed as the agency head, or > > > > > (b) if the person is an existing Public Service head, or > > > > > (c) if the person is an existing senior executive who is being employed in the same band as the band in which the person was employed as an existing senior executive. > > > (3) Any such appointment of a person as agency head may be made if the person making the appointment is satisfied that the person is suitable for appointment to the office concerned. > > **rule 53:** Ins 2015 (192), Sch 1. Subst 2017 (184), Sch 1.