271Appointment of administrator

271 Appointment of administrator (1) If the Minister proposes to make a recommendation under section 248, or has made a recommendation under section 248, and the Minister considers that the appointment of an administrator of an agency will assist the efficient re-organisation of an agency or the services it provides, the Minister may make a recommendation under subsection (2). (2) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, may do one of the following— (a) appoint an administrator for an agency; (b) appoint an administrator for an agency and remove the agency's chief executive officer from office. (3) The appointment of an administrator may be for such period and subject to such terms and conditions as are specified in the instrument of appointment. (4) On the appointment of an administrator to an agency under this section— (a) the directors or members of the board of the agency cease to hold office; and (b) in the case of a public hospital, sections 33(3) to (11), 34 and 35 cease to apply in relation to the board of the public hospital and continue not to apply during the period of appointment of the administrator; and (c) in the case of a public health service, sections 65T, 65U and 65V cease to apply in relation to the board of the public health service and continue not to apply during the period of appointment of the administrator. (5) Section 61 does not apply to the appointment of an administrator under this Part. (6) Sections 61 and 62 do not apply to an agency for which an administrator has been appointed under this Part. (7) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, may at any time revoke the appointment of an administrator and if necessary appoint a new administrator for an agency. S. 272 inserted by No. 52/2004 s. 51.