Appointment of public service officer
18 Appointment of public service officer
In this section —
public service officer has the same meaning as it has in the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
If, immediately before appointment as the chief employee, a person was a public service officer, the person —
retains existing and accruing rights as if service as the chief employee were a continuation of service as a public service officer; and
is entitled, if the term of office for which the person was appointed as chief employee expires and the person is not reappointed, to be appointed to an office in the Public Service not lower in status than the office occupied by the person before being appointed as chief employee.
If a person ceases to be the chief employee and becomes a public service officer, the person’s service as the chief employee is to be regarded as service in the Public Service for the purposes of determining the person’s rights as a public service officer.
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