118 Continuation of current staff member’s employment under Public Service Act 1996

(1) On the commencement—

(a) a current officer is employed under the Public Service Act 1996; and

(b) the current officer is entitled to retain all existing and accruing rights, including rights under former section 70D(1), in relation to the current officer’s employment as an officer of the commissioner; and

(c) the current officer’s service as an officer of the commissioner must be regarded as service as a public service officer for deciding the current officer’s rights as a public service officer; and

(d) the fact of employment under the Public Service Act 1996 does not break the current officer’s continuity of service.

(2) On the commencement—

(a) a current employee is employed on an equivalent basis under the Public Service Act 1996, section 113; and

Examples—

1 A current employee who was a part-time temporary employee is employed on a temporary basis and part-time under the Public Service Act 1996, section 113, that is, under section 113(2)(a).

2 A current employee who was a casual employee is employed on a casual basis under the Public Service Act 1996, section 113, that is, under section 113(2)(b).

(b) the current employee is entitled to retain all existing and accruing rights in relation to the current employee’s employment under former section 70B; and

(c) the current employee’s service as an employee under former section 70B must be regarded as service as an employee under the Public Service Act 1996, section 113 for deciding the current employee’s rights under that Act; and

(d) the fact of employment under the Public Service Act 1996 does not break the current employee’s continuity of service.

(3) In this section—

current employee means a person who, immediately before the commencement, was a temporary employee or casual employee employed by the commissioner under former section 70B.

current officer means a person who, immediately before the commencement, was an officer of the commissioner appointed under former section 70.

former section 70 means section 70 as in force from time to time before the commencement.

former section 70B means section 70B as in force from time to time before the commencement.

former section 70D(1) means section 70D(1) as in force from time to time before the commencement.

the commencement means the commencement of section 101V.