17Chief executive officer and assistant executive officers

17 Chief executive officer and assistant executive officers (1) There shall be a Chief Executive Officer of the commission who shall be charged with the management of the operations and affairs of the (2) The commission must appoint a chief executive officer. Note 2 In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a law (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act, s 207). (3) The commission may appoint such assistant executive officers of the commission as it considers necessary to assist the chief executive officer in the exercise of the functions of the chief executive officer under this Act.