38   Employment of casual employees

(1)  The appropriate Department Head may, in accordance with such guidelines as are issued from time to time by the Commissioner, employ persons to carry out work in the Department on a casual basis.

(2)  Persons employed under this Part are casual employees.

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

(a)  to carry out work that is irregular or intermittent, or

(b)  to carry out work, on a short-term basis, in an area of the Department with a flexible workload, or

(c)  to carry out the work of a position for a short period pending the completion of the selection process for the position, or

(d)  to carry out urgent work or to deal with an emergency.

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

(a)  section 7 (3), and

(b)  any other provisions of this Act or the regulations concerning the employment of casual employees.