51   Appointment of chief executive

(1)  The Minister may appoint a chief executive for each board governed health corporation.

(2)  If the position of chief executive is an executive position within the meaning of Part 3 of Chapter 9, the employment of the chief executive is subject to that Part.

(3)  If the position of chief executive is not an executive position within the meaning of Part 3 of Chapter 9, the chief executive is, while holding that office, to be employed under Part 1 of Chapter 9 in the NSW Health Service.

(4), (5)  (Repealed)

(6)  The affairs of a board governed health corporation are to be managed by the chief executive of the corporation.

(7)  The chief executive of a board governed health corporation:

(a)  has, and may exercise, such functions as are conferred or imposed on the chief executive by or under this or any other Act, and

(b)  is, in the exercise of his or her functions, subject to the control and direction of the health corporation board for the corporation.