33Staff

33 Staff

(1) The staff of ONI are to be: (a) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999; and (b) such other persons, if any, as the Director‑General considers necessary for the performance of ONI’s functions. (2) For the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999: (a) the Director‑General and the APS employees assisting the Director‑General together constitute a Statutory Agency; and (b) the Director‑General is the Head of that Statutory Agency. Staff of ONI who are not APS employees (3) A person mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) is to be employed on the terms and conditions that the Director‑General determines in writing. Although such a person is not employed under the Public Service Act 1999, the Director‑General must adopt the principles of that Act in relation to the person to the extent to which the Director‑General considers they are consistent with the effective performance of ONI’s functions.