Mental Health Act 20266
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Chapter 3 Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Chief Executive Officer | ||
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110. (1) The Commission shall have a Chief Executive Officer (in this Act referred to as “the Chief Executive Officer”). | ||
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Board in accordance with the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 . | ||
(3) The person who immediately before the commencement of section 99 was the chief executive of the Commission shall, on that commencement, continue in office as the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission in accordance with the terms and conditions of his or her appointment. | ||
(4) Subject to subsection (5), the Board, with the consent of the Minister, may reappoint a person whose term of office expires by the efflux of time to be the Chief Executive Officer. | ||
(5) A person who is reappointed to be the Chief Executive Officer under subsection (4) shall not hold office for periods the aggregate of which, including the period for which he or she was first appointed to be Chief Executive Officer, exceeds 10 years. | ||
(6) The Chief Executive Officer shall hold office for such period and subject to such terms and conditions (including terms and conditions relating to remuneration, allowances for expenses and superannuation) as the Minister may determine after consultation with the Board and with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation. | ||
(7) The Chief Executive Officer shall not hold any other office or employment or carry on any business without the consent of the Board. | ||
(8) The Chief Executive Officer shall not be a member of the Board but he or she may, in accordance with the procedures of the Board, attend meetings of the Board and shall be entitled to speak at and give advice at such meetings. | ||
(9) The Chief Executive Officer may resign from office by giving notice in writing to the Board of his or her resignation and the resignation shall take effect on the date specified in the notice or the date on which the Board receives the notice, whichever is later. | ||
(10) The chairperson of the Board shall notify the Minister within 24 hours of receipt of a resignation under subsection (9), of such resignation. |