The Agent-General
16 The Agent-General
The person holding office as Agent-General under the former Act immediately before the commencement of this Act must be taken to have been appointed as Agent-General under this Act for the balance of the term of his or her appointment under that Act.
Until the Minister under section 5(2) fixes remuneration and other terms and conditions in respect of the office of Agent-General, the person holding that office by force of subsection (1) does so on the same terms and conditions on which he or she held office under the former Act immediately before the commencement of this Act.
All officers and employees holding an appointment or employed under section 11 of the former Act immediately before the commencement of this Act must be taken to have been appointed or employed under section 12(2) of this Act on the same terms and conditions as those that applied to their appointment or employment under the former Act immediately before that commencement and with the benefit of all rights then accrued.
See: Act No. 11/1994. Reprint No. 1 as at 15 July 1999 and amending Act Nos 74/2000 and 108/2004. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au
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