17Chief executive officer

17 Chief executive officer

(1)  The chief executive officer is to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Premier.

(2)  Before a person is appointed as chief executive officer, the Premier is to consult the Joint Committee.

(3)  If the members of the Joint Committee have not been appointed or Parliament has been prorogued, the Premier is to consult –

(a) the President of the Legislative Council; and

(b) the Parliamentary leader of each political party represented in the House of Assembly.

(4)  The chief executive officer is not eligible to hold the office of member of the Board.

(5)  The chief executive officer –

(a) holds office for such period as is specified in his or her instrument of appointment; and

(b) is entitled to such remuneration and allowances as are specified in his or her instrument of appointment; and

(c) is taken to be an employee for the purposes of the Long Service Leave (State Employees) Act 1994 ; and

(d) holds office on such terms and conditions with respect to matters not provided for in this section as are specified in the instrument of appointment.

(6)  A person who is a member of a House of Parliament of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or a candidate for election as a member of such House of Parliament, is disqualified from being appointed as chief executive officer and, if a person holding the office of chief executive officer becomes a candidate for election as such a member, that person vacates that office on becoming such a candidate.

(7)  For the purposes of subsection (6) , a person becomes a candidate for election as a member of a House of Parliament when nominated for that election in accordance with the law regulating the election.

(8)  [Section 17 Subsection (8) substituted by No. 54 of 2016, s. 53, Applied:31 Mar 2017] The chief executive officer is an employee for the purposes of the .