Public Sector Management Act 1994

If the contract of employment of a chief executive officer is about to expire and the chief executive officer has notified the Commissioner that he or she wishes to be reappointed to his or her office of chief executive officer, the Commissioner may —

recommend to the Governor that —

the chief executive officer be reappointed to the relevant office; or

if the chief executive officer has been transferred to the performance of other functions under section 50, the chief executive officer be reappointed to perform those functions at the same level of classification;

notify the chief executive officer that he or she will not be reappointed.

If the Commissioner —

recommends to the Governor that the incumbent be reappointed to the relevant office, the Governor shall so reappoint the incumbent for and on behalf of the State for such term not exceeding 5 years as is specified in the instrument of his or her reappointment; or

does not recommend to the Governor that the incumbent be reappointed to the relevant office, the vacancy or impending vacancy in the office of the incumbent shall be filled in accordance with section 45.

Subject to this Act, the employment of a chief executive officer reappointed under this section shall be governed by a contract of employment referred to in section 56.