29CHours of attendance of part‑time officers

##### 29C Hours of attendance of part‑time officers (1) A declaration under subsection 29B(1) in relation to an office shall specify, subject to subsection (2), the hours of attendance that are to be applicable to the officer who occupies the office. (2) A declaration under subsection 29B(1) in relation to an office shall not specify hours of attendance that are: (a) greater than the hours of attendance prescribed by the regulations, for the purpose of this paragraph, in relation to that office or in relation to a class of offices in which that office is included; or (b) less than the hours of attendance prescribed by the regulations, for the purpose of this paragraph, in relation to that office or in relation to a class of offices in which that office is included. (3) Regulations made for the purpose of paragraph (2)(a) shall not prescribe hours of attendance in relation to an office, or offices included in a class of offices, that are greater than the hours of attendance that would be applicable to the office, or those offices, if a declaration, or declarations, under subsection 29B(1) were not made in relation to the office, or those offices. (4) The hours of attendance applicable to an officer who holds an office in relation to which there is in force a declaration under subsection 29B(1) shall, notwithstanding anything in: (a) the regulations or in a determination under subsection 9(7A) or section 82D; or (b) an industrial award made before the commencement of this section; be the hours of attendance specified in the declaration.