Environment Act 1986

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment - Administrative provisions

5: Commissioner not to hold other offices

You could also call this:

"The Commissioner can't have another job or be in Parliament without permission"

You cannot be a member of Parliament or a local authority if you are the Commissioner. You also cannot have another job or get paid for other work without the Speaker of the House of Representatives saying it is okay. This rule is to ensure the Commissioner can focus on their main job.

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4: Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, or

"A special officer helps look after the environment for Parliament."

6: Term of office of Commissioner, or

"How long the Commissioner stays in the job"

Part 1Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Administrative provisions

5Commissioner not to hold other offices

The Commissioner shall not be capable of being a member of Parliament or of a local authority, and shall not, without the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in each particular case, hold any office of trust or profit or engage in any occupation for reward outside the duties of the Commissioner's office.