Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2009C00386:clause:1_26a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2009C00386
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 26A
Character Range: 2183–2835

26A  Staff and consultants

 (1) The staff necessary to assist the Commissioner must be persons appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 1922.

 (2) The Commissioner has all the powers of, or exercisable by, a Secretary under that Act, so far as those powers relate to the branch of the Australian Public Service comprising the staff mentioned in subsection (1), as if that branch were a separate Department of the Australian Public Service.

 (3) The Commissioner may engage as consultants persons with suitable qualifications and experience. The terms and conditions on which a consultant is engaged are as determined by the Commissioner.