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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.498Employing office may enter into work performance arrangements
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### sec.498 Employing office may enter into work performance arrangements
The employing office may, for the State, enter into and give effect to a work performance arrangement with—
the authority; or
the appropriate authority of another government entity.
A work performance arrangement may make provision for all matters necessary or convenient to be provided under the arrangement.
For example, a work performance arrangement may provide for—
the appointment of a person to an office, and the holding of the office by the person, for the arrangement; and
the authorising of a person to exercise powers for the arrangement; and
whether payment is to be made for work done under the arrangement and, if so, what payment is to be made and who is to make the payment.
A person performing work for the authority or other government entity under a work performance arrangement entered into under subsection (1) —
is not employed by the authority or other government entity; and
remains an employee of the employing office.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that the authority or another government entity does not have power to employ a person performing work for the authority or other government entity under a work performance arrangement entered into under subsection (1) .
(sec.498-ssec.1) The employing office may, for the State, enter into and give effect to a work performance arrangement with— the authority; or the appropriate authority of another government entity.
(sec.498-ssec.2) A work performance arrangement may make provision for all matters necessary or convenient to be provided under the arrangement.
(sec.498-ssec.3) For example, a work performance arrangement may provide for— the appointment of a person to an office, and the holding of the office by the person, for the arrangement; and the authorising of a person to exercise powers for the arrangement; and whether payment is to be made for work done under the arrangement and, if so, what payment is to be made and who is to make the payment.
(sec.498-ssec.4) A person performing work for the authority or other government entity under a work performance arrangement entered into under subsection (1) — is not employed by the authority or other government entity; and remains an employee of the employing office.
(sec.498-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the authority or another government entity does not have power to employ a person performing work for the authority or other government entity under a work performance arrangement entered into under subsection (1) .
- (a) the authority; or
- (b) the appropriate authority of another government entity.
- (a) the appointment of a person to an office, and the holding of the office by the person, for the arrangement; and
- (b) the authorising of a person to exercise powers for the arrangement; and
- (c) whether payment is to be made for work done under the arrangement and, if so, what payment is to be made and who is to make the payment.
- (a) is not employed by the authority or other government entity; and
- (b) remains an employee of the employing office.