27Chief executive officer

27 Chief executive officer

(1) The Board, with the approval of the Minister and the Treasurer, may appoint a person as the chief executive officer of the North East Link State Tolling Corporation and may at any time remove or suspend the person from that office.

S. 27(2) amended by No. 25/2025 s. 103.

(2) The chief executive officer of the North East Link State Tolling Corporation holds office, subject to this Act, on a full-time or part-time basis and on such terms and conditions as are determined by the Minister after consultation with the Treasurer and specified in the instrument of appointment.

(3) The chief executive officer of the North East Link State Tolling Corporation may be a director of the North East Link State Tolling Corporation but must not be the chairperson.

(4) The chief executive officer may resign from the office in writing signed by the chief executive officer and delivered to the chairperson of the Board.

(5) If the chief executive officer is unable, whether because of illness, suspension, absence or otherwise, to perform the duties of the office of chief executive officer, the Board may appoint another person to act in the place of the chief executive officer during the period of the inability.

(6) While a person is acting as the chief executive officer, the person—

(a) has and may exercise all the powers, and must perform all the functions and duties, of the chief executive officer; and

(b) is entitled to be paid the remuneration and allowances fixed by the Board from time to time, having regard to the rate of remuneration and allowances for the time being payable to the chief executive officer of the North East Link State Tolling Corporation.