40Appointment etc. of Commissioner and advisers

40 Appointment etc. of Commissioner and advisers

(1) The Commission shall appoint a person to be a Commissioner for the purposes of conducting an inquiry and may appoint a person or persons to advise the Commissioner. (2) A prescribed officer holds office for such period as is specified in his or her instrument of appointment. (3) The Commission may: (a) subject to this Act, determine the terms and conditions of appointment (including remuneration) of a person holding office as a prescribed officer; and (b) terminate such an appointment at any time. (4) Subsection (3) has effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973. (5) A person holding office as a prescribed officer may resign the office by writing signed by the person and delivered to the Commission. (6) In this section, prescribed officer means a Commissioner or an adviser.