50Staff of the commission—eligibility for appointment

50 Staff of the commission—eligibility for appointment (1) The commissioner may appoint a person as a member of staff of the commission only if satisfied the person is suitable to be a member of staff of the commission. Note Staff of the commission—see s 47.

Commission—staff Part 2.4 (2) However, the commissioner must not appoint a person as a member of staff of the commission if the person is or has, in the 2 years immediately before the day of the proposed appointment, been— Note Member of staff of an MLA—see s (4) and dictionary. (3) In deciding whether a person is suitable to be a member of staff of the commission, the commission may ask the person to do 1 or more of (a) provide a police certificate for the person, dated not earlier than 6 months before the date of the request; (b) declare financial or other personal interests the commission considers relevant; Note Personal interest guidelines—see s 50B (1). (c) undergo a medical or psychological assessment; (d) make a statement about a matter determined by the commission to be relevant to the person’s suitability; (e) anything else the commissioner considers is necessary to decide whether a person is suitable to be a member of staff of the Note It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code, pt 3.4). member of staff of an MLA does not include a temporary member of staff of an MLA. Note Member of staff of an MLA—see the dictionary.

temporary member of staff of an MLA means a public servant employed by an MLA for not longer than 3 months in the 12 months immediately before the day of the proposed appointment.