16Employment and remuneration

16 Employment and remuneration

16 Employment and remuneration

(1) The employment of the Commissioner must, subject to this Act, be governed by a contract of employment between the Commissioner and the Minister.

(2) The following provisions of, or made under, the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 relating to the employment of Public Service senior executives (the relevant provisions) apply to the Commissioner—

(a) provisions relating to the band in which an executive must be employed,

(b) provisions relating to the contract of employment of an executive,

(c) provisions relating to the remuneration, employment benefits and allowances of an executive.

(3) For subsection (2), a reference in the relevant provisions to the employer of a Public Sector senior executive is taken to be a reference to the Minister.

(4) The office of Commissioner is a statutory office and the provisions of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 relating to the employment of Public Service employees do not apply to the office, except as provided by this section.