Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment Act 2014 (58 of 2014)

Schedule 1   Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

24   After subsection 30(1)

Insert:

Ex officio positions

(1A) A person's appointment may be terminated under subsection (1):

(a) even if the person was not appointed as the accountable authority, or a member of the accountable authority, of the entity but is the accountable authority, or a member of the accountable authority, as a result of holding the position in the entity to which the person was appointed; and

(b) whether or not the contravention referred to in paragraph (1)(c) relates to the person's duties as the accountable authority.

Note: This section does not apply to a person who is appointed to a position in a Commonwealth entity and, as a result of holding that position, is or is a member of the accountable authority of a different Commonwealth entity.