8   Maximum number of staff of a Department

(1988 Act, s 7)

(1)  The Treasurer may, after obtaining a report from the appropriate Department Head on the matter, determine from time to time the maximum number of staff to be employed in a Department (being the number which the Treasurer considers necessary for the effective, efficient and economical management of the functions and activities of the Department).

(2)  The number of staff employed in a Department is not to exceed the maximum number so determined in respect of the Department.