29   Employment after selection on merit

(1)  In this section, the selection on merit of a Departmental temporary employee means employment after some form of open competition involving the selection of the employee as the person who, in the opinion of the appropriate Department Head, has the greatest merit among candidates for employment.

(2)  A Departmental temporary employee may only be employed for a period exceeding 12 months at any one time if the employee is selected on merit.

(3)  The Commissioner may exempt the employment of a person from subsection (2) if the Commissioner determines that the special circumstances of the case justify the exemption.