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Employment Relations Act 2000

Institutions - Employment Relations Authority

172: Temporary appointments

You could also call this:

"Temporary jobs on the Employment Relations Authority"

The Governor-General can appoint temporary members to the Employment Relations Authority. You might wonder how this works - the Governor-General makes these appointments based on a recommendation from the Minister. The temporary member is appointed for a certain period, which can be up to 12 months.

If a temporary member is appointed, they have the same powers as a regular member. They can make decisions and take actions just like other members of the Authority.

When a temporary member is appointed, they get paid a salary and allowances. The salary is paid per day, and the amount is decided by the Governor-General, based on what is stated in section 171. The allowances are the same as what they would get if they were a regular member, as stated in section 166(1).

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Part 10Institutions
Employment Relations Authority

172Temporary appointments

  1. The Governor-General may from time to time, on the recommendation of the Minister, appoint 1 or more temporary members of the Authority to hold office for such period as may be specified in the instrument of appointment.

  2. The period so specified may not exceed 12 months; but any person appointed under this section may from time to time be reappointed.

  3. A person so appointed has all the powers of a member.

  4. Every person appointed as a temporary member of the Authority under this section is, during the term of that member's appointment, to be paid, on a per diem basis,—

  5. such salary, payable pursuant to section 171 to a member of the Authority, as the Governor-General directs; and
    1. the allowances to which that person would be entitled if that person held office under section 166(1).

      Compare
      • 1991 No 22 s 87(1)–(4)