203Existing senior executives—transitional arrangements

#### 203 Existing senior executives—transitional arrangements 203 Existing senior executives—transitional arrangements > > (1) The Transport Secretary is, in consultation with the Public Service Commissioner, to prepare an implementation schedule for the staged implementation of the new senior executive provisions in relation to existing senior executives. > > > (2) The implementation schedule is to set out the date on which the new senior executive provisions will apply to existing senior executives. Different dates may be set for different existing senior executives. > > > (3) The date so set is the implementation date for the existing senior executive concerned. > > > (4) The implementation date for an existing senior executive may be changed by the Transport Secretary in consultation with the Public Service Commissioner. > > > (5) Until the implementation date for an existing senior executive, the former senior executive provisions continue to apply, and the new senior executive provisions do not apply, to the person despite the repeal of the former senior executive provisions by the amending Act. > > > (6) On the implementation date for an existing senior executive, the person— > > > > > (a) ceases to be employed under the former senior executive provisions, and > > > > > (b) is employed as a Transport Service senior executive under the new senior executive provisions in the same kind of employment in which the person was employed as an existing senior executive. > > > (7) The employment of any such person as a Transport Service senior executive under the new senior executive provisions is subject to the following— > > > > > (a) the person has a remuneration package that is equivalent to the person’s remuneration package under the former senior executive provisions even if it exceeds the band in which the person is employed, > > > > > > Note. > > > > > > The band in which the person is employed is determined by the Transport Secretary in accordance with section 68F(1) and (2). > > > > > (b) the person’s remuneration package may be increased in accordance with the former senior executive provisions whether or not the person remains within the band in which the person was employed on the implementation date, > > > > > (c) the person is not required to enter into a contract of employment under the new senior executive provisions and section 68H(2) of this Act does not apply in relation to the person, > > > > > (d) the person’s contract of employment under the former senior executive provisions continues to apply to the person, > > > > > (e) any such existing contract of employment may be extended or renewed, or varied, in accordance with the former senior executive provisions.