68MASenior executive acting in senior executive role in higher band

68MA Senior executive acting in senior executive role in higher band

68MA Senior executive acting in senior executive role in higher band

(1) The Transport Secretary may assign a Transport Service senior executive to act in the role of a Transport Service senior executive in a higher band than the band in which the executive is employed if—

(a) the person who is usually assigned to the other role is unavailable for any reason, or

(b) there is no person performing duties in the other role for the time being.

(2) While assigned to act in the role of a Transport Service senior executive in the higher band, the person has, subject to any determination by the Transport Secretary, all the functions of the executive.

(3) An assignment to act in the role of a Transport Service senior executive under this section may be terminated at any time by the Transport Secretary.

(4) This section does not prevent the payment of an applicable allowance to a person when assigned to act in the role of a Transport Service senior executive under this section.

s 68MA: Ins 2025 No 66, Sch 1[2].