Infrastructure Australia Amendment Act 2014 (77 of 2014)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Amendments relating to Infrastructure Australia and the Infrastructure Coordinator

Infrastructure Australia Act 2008

38   Division 3 of Part 3

Repeal the Division, substitute:

Division 2 Staff and consultants

39 Staff of Infrastructure Australia

(1) Infrastructure Australia may do either or both of the following:

(a) engage persons under the Public Service Act 1999;

(b) employ under written agreements such persons as Infrastructure Australia thinks necessary for the performance or exercise of any of its functions or powers.

(2) For the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999:

(a) the CEO and the APS employees referred to in paragraph (1)(a) together constitute a Statutory Agency; and

(b) the CEO is the Head of that Statutory Agency.

(3) The terms and conditions of employment of persons employed under paragraph (1)(b) are such as the CEO determines from time to time.

39A Staff seconded to Infrastructure Australia

(1) Infrastructure Australia may be assisted by:

(a) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999, and officers and employees of authorities of the Commonwealth, whose services are made available to Infrastructure Australia in connection with the performance of its functions or the exercise of its powers; and

(b) persons whose services are so made available under arrangements made under subsection (2).

(2) Infrastructure Australia may make with the appropriate authority or officer of a State or Territory an arrangement under which the State or Territory may make officers or employees available to Infrastructure Australia to perform services in connection with the performance of its functions or the exercise of its powers.

39AA Consultants

Infrastructure Australia may engage consultants to assist in the performance of its functions.