27   Employment of Departmental temporary employees

(1988 Act, s 38 (1)–(2))

(1)  The appropriate Department Head may employ a person who has appropriate qualifications to carry out work in the Department for a particular period.

(2)  Persons employed under this Part are Departmental temporary employees.

(3)  A person may be employed as a Departmental temporary employee:

(a)  for the duration of a specified task or project, or

(b)  to carry out the duties of a position that is temporarily vacant, or

(c)  to provide additional assistance in a particular work area, or

(d)  in connection with the secondment or exchange of staff, or

(e)  to undertake a traineeship or cadetship, or

(f)  for any other temporary purpose.

(4)  The employment of persons under this Part is subject to:

(a)  section 7 (3), and

(b)  any other provision of this Act or the regulations concerning the employment of Departmental temporary employees.