215JAppointment

215J  Appointment

 (1) The Inspector‑General is to be appointed by the Governor‑General by written instrument.

Note: The Inspector‑General may be reappointed, subject to subsection 215K(2) (see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).

 (2) The Inspector‑General is to be appointed on a full‑time basis.

 (3) To be eligible for appointment as the Inspector‑General, an individual must, at the time of appointment:

 (a) have a high level of expertise in one or more fields relevant to the Inspector‑General’s functions; and

 (b) not be a member of the governing body of a relevant interest group.

Note: For member of the governing body of a relevant interest group, see subsection 178(4).

215JA  Acting appointments

  The Minister may, by written instrument, appoint a person to act as the Inspector‑General:

 (a) during a vacancy in the office of Inspector‑General (whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office); or

 (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Inspector‑General:

 (i) is absent from duty or from Australia; or

Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

215K  Term of office

 (1) The Inspector‑General holds office for the period specified in the instrument of appointment. The period must not exceed 4 years.

 (2) The Inspector‑General must not hold office for a total of more than 8 years.

215KA  Application of finance law

  For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013), the Inspector‑General is an official of the Department.

215L  Remuneration

 (1) The Inspector‑General is to be paid the remuneration that is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal. If no determination of that remuneration by the Tribunal is in operation, the Inspector‑General is to be paid the remuneration that is determined under subsection (5).

 (2) The Inspector‑General is to be paid the allowances that are determined under subsection (5).

 (3) Subsections 7(9) and (13) of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 do not apply in relation to the office of the Inspector‑General of Water Compliance.

Note: The effect of this subsection is that remuneration or allowances of the Inspector‑General will be paid out of money appropriated by an Act other than the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.

 (4) This section has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (except as provided by subsection (3)).