s.21Transition of public officers to staff of the Commission
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Section 21Part 4 — General

Transition of public officers to staff of the Commission

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A person who is appointed or purported to be appointed prior to the date of the commencement of this Act as a public officer of the Parliament shall be deemed on that date to have been lawfully appointed by the Council.
A person who is appointed or purported to be appointed prior to the date of the commencement of this Act to the post of Clerk of the Parliament shall be deemed, on that date, to have been lawfully appointed by the Council.
After the commencement date of this Act, and subject to subsection (4), a person who, immediately prior to such date was a public officer of the Parliament and held office at that date (including the Chief Officer), may, at that person's option, exercisable in accordance with subsection (4), state whether or not the person wishes to be employed by the Commission.
The option referred to in subsection (3) is exercisable by —
the person referred to in that subsection, (other than the Chief Officer), giving notice in writing of the option to the Chief Officer within nine months of the commencement of this Act; and
the Chief Officer giving notice in writing of the option to the Speaker within nine months of the commencement of this Act.
A person referred to in this section who exercises the option to be employed by the Commission, shall, from one year of the date of commencement of this Act, be employed by the Commission and the employment of that person as a public officer of the Parliament shall for all purposes be deemed to be continuous service in the service of the Commission.
Where a person referred to in this section exercises the option not to be employed by the Commission, the provisions of the Public Service Management Act (2018 Revision) and the Personnel Regulations (2022 Revision) which relate to redundancy shall apply to that person.

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