Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020
sec.62Staff services from government agency
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sec.62 Staff services from government agency
The commissioner may, with the agreement of the chief executive of a government agency, arrange for the services of officers or employees of the agency to be made available to the commissioner. An officer or employee whose services are made available under subsection (1) — continues to be an officer or employee of the government agency; and continues to be employed or otherwise engaged by the government agency on the same terms and conditions applying to the officer or employee immediately before the services were made available; and is subject to the direction of the commissioner only in relation to the services made available to the commissioner and for the performance of the commissioner’s functions. Nothing in subsection (1) requires the chief executive of a government agency to enter into an arrangement mentioned in that subsection. In this section— chief executive includes— for RSHQ—the CEO; or for the employing office—the executive officer. government agency means— a department or an administrative unit within a department; or a government owned corporation or a subsidiary of a government owned corporation; or an entity that is established under an Act and represents the State, including, for example, RSHQ or the employing office; or a local government. (sec.62-ssec.1) The commissioner may, with the agreement of the chief executive of a government agency, arrange for the services of officers or employees of the agency to be made available to the commissioner. (sec.62-ssec.2) An officer or employee whose services are made available under subsection (1) — continues to be an officer or employee of the government agency; and continues to be employed or otherwise engaged by the government agency on the same terms and conditions applying to the officer or employee immediately before the services were made available; and is subject to the direction of the commissioner only in relation to the services made available to the commissioner and for the performance of the commissioner’s functions. (sec.62-ssec.3) Nothing in subsection (1) requires the chief executive of a government agency to enter into an arrangement mentioned in that subsection. (sec.62-ssec.4) In this section— chief executive includes— for RSHQ—the CEO; or for the employing office—the executive officer. government agency means— a department or an administrative unit within a department; or a government owned corporation or a subsidiary of a government owned corporation; or an entity that is established under an Act and represents the State, including, for example, RSHQ or the employing office; or a local government.
- (a) continues to be an officer or employee of the government agency; and
- (b) continues to be employed or otherwise engaged by the government agency on the same terms and conditions applying to the officer or employee immediately before the services were made available; and