Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C02964:section:50a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C02964
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 50A
Character Range: 94415–95573

50A  Transfer of persons where functions to be performed by Commonwealth authority
 (1) Where the Minister certifies in writing that a function that has been performed by persons appointed or engaged under this Act is to be performed by a Commonwealth authority, the Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations may, by declaration in writing published in the Gazette, declare that officers specified in the declaration are in the employment of the Commonwealth authority.
 (2) An officer specified in a declaration under subsection (1):
 (a) on the day specified in the declaration for the purposes of this subsection, ceases to be an officer; and
 (b) from and including that day, is employed by the Commonwealth authority specified in the declaration.
 (3) For the purpose of facilitating a transfer of persons into the employment of a Commonwealth authority, the Commonwealth authority may, notwithstanding anything in any other law (other than an industrial award), determine any special terms and conditions of employment that are to apply to the persons.
 (4) In this section, "officer" includes a temporary employee engaged under section 23.