Health Workforce Australia Act 2009
27Appointment
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27 Appointment
(1) The CEO is to be appointed by the Board. (2) Before the Board makes the appointment: (a) the Board must consult the Minister; and (b) the Minister must consult the Ministerial Conference. (3) The appointment is to be made by written instrument. (4) The CEO holds office on a full‑time basis. (5) The CEO holds office for the period specified in the instrument of appointment. The period must be at least 3 years and not more than 5 years. (6) The CEO must not be a member of the Board. (7) Despite subsection (1), the first CEO is to be appointed by the Minister after consulting the Ministerial Conference. (8) This Act (other than subsections (1) and (2)) applies to the CEO appointed under subsection (7) as if the CEO had been appointed under subsection (1).