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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.492Appointment of Commonwealth official as deputy president or industrial commissioner
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### sec.492 Appointment of Commonwealth official as deputy president or industrial commissioner
The Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, appoint a member of the Australian commission to be a deputy president or an industrial commissioner (each a dual commissioner ).
Sections 423 and 446 and 586 do not apply to the appointment of a dual commissioner or to a dual commissioner.
The appointment—
is for the term decided by the Governor in Council and stated in the instrument of appointment; and
may be ended, with the Governor in Council’s approval, by notice given by the Minister to the dual commissioner.
A dual commissioner—
is not entitled to remuneration for performing the functions of a deputy president or an industrial commissioner; but
is entitled to be paid expenses reasonably incurred by the dual commissioner in exercising powers and performing functions as a deputy president or an industrial commissioner.
A dual commissioner stops being a deputy president or an industrial commissioner if the person—
becomes a person mentioned in section 445 ; or
stops being a member of the Australian commission.
(sec.492-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, appoint a member of the Australian commission to be a deputy president or an industrial commissioner (each a dual commissioner ).
(sec.492-ssec.2) Sections 423 and 446 and 586 do not apply to the appointment of a dual commissioner or to a dual commissioner.
(sec.492-ssec.3) The appointment— is for the term decided by the Governor in Council and stated in the instrument of appointment; and may be ended, with the Governor in Council’s approval, by notice given by the Minister to the dual commissioner.
(sec.492-ssec.4) A dual commissioner— is not entitled to remuneration for performing the functions of a deputy president or an industrial commissioner; but is entitled to be paid expenses reasonably incurred by the dual commissioner in exercising powers and performing functions as a deputy president or an industrial commissioner.
(sec.492-ssec.5) A dual commissioner stops being a deputy president or an industrial commissioner if the person— becomes a person mentioned in section 445 ; or stops being a member of the Australian commission.
- (a) is for the term decided by the Governor in Council and stated in the instrument of appointment; and
- (b) may be ended, with the Governor in Council’s approval, by notice given by the Minister to the dual commissioner.
- (a) is not entitled to remuneration for performing the functions of a deputy president or an industrial commissioner; but
- (b) is entitled to be paid expenses reasonably incurred by the dual commissioner in exercising powers and performing functions as a deputy president or an industrial commissioner.
- (a) becomes a person mentioned in section 445 ; or
- (b) stops being a member of the Australian commission.