Agency means— (a) a Department; or (b) an Administrative Office; Agency Head means— (a) in relation to a Department, the Head of that Department; or (b) in relation to an Administrative Office, the Head of that Administrative Office; Commissioner means the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability; s. 3 S. 3 def. of Department amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 35.1(a)). Department means a Department existing by virtue of an Order made under section 10 of the Public Administration Act 2004; S. 3 def. of Department Head amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 35.1(a)). Department Head means a Department Head under section 12 of the Public Administration Act 2004; ecologically sustainable development means the concept set out in section 4; environmental management system means the organisational structure, policies, practices, processes and procedures for implementing environmental management, including systems for designating responsibility for and allocating resources to, environmental management; S. 3 def. of public authority substituted by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 35.1(b)). public authority has the same meaning as public entity has in section 5 of the Public Administration Act 2004;
from duty or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of that office— but a person so appointed to act during a vacancy must not continue so to act for more than 6 months. (2) An appointment of a person under subsection (1) may be expressed to have effect only in such circumstances as are specified in the instrument of appointment. (3) The Minister— (a) subject to this section, may determine the terms and conditions of appointment of a person acting in the office of Commissioner; and (b) may terminate such an appointment at any time. (4) If a person is acting in the office of Commissioner in accordance with subsection (1)(b) and that office becomes vacant while that person is so acting, that person may continue so to act until— (a) the Minister otherwise directs; or (b) the vacancy is filled; or (c) a period of 6 months from the date on which the vacancy occurred expires— whichever first happens. (5) While a person is acting in the office of Commissioner in accordance with subsection (1), the person has, and may exercise, all the powers, and perform all the functions of that office under this Act. (6) The validity of anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act in the office of
Table of Amendments Endnotes This Version incorporates amendments made to the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 by Acts and subordinate instruments. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004 Assent Date: 21.12.04 Commencement Date: S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 35) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006 Assent Date: 10.10.06 Commencement Date: S. 26(Sch. item 17) on 11.10.06: s. 2(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 Statute Law Revision Act 2007, No. 28/2007 Assent Date: 26.6.07 Commencement Date: S. 3(Sch. item 9) on 27.6.07: s. 2(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Explanatory Details Endnotes No entries at date of publication.