Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993
34ACasual employment
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34A Casual employment (1) The Commissioner may determine the duties or classes of duties in an Agency or the Public Sector generally that: (a) may be performed on a casual basis; or (b) may only be performed on a casual basis. (2) A person cannot be employed as a casual employee to perform duties other than duties to which a determination under subsection (1) applies. (3) The Commissioner may determine the terms and conditions to apply to casual employees, and where such a term or condition is inconsistent with this Act, the term or condition so determined prevails and the conditions of or under this Act, to the extent of the inconsistency, have no effect. (4) A Chief Executive Officer must not employ a casual employee unless the Commissioner has made a determination under subsection (3) in relation to the duties the person is to perform. (5) If a casual employee is employed under a contract of employment for a specified period of time, the person's contract of employment may be renewed in accordance with the terms and conditions determined under subsection (3).