63   Definitions

(1988 Act, s 42A)

(1)  In this Part:

contract of employment means a contract of employment under this Part between an executive officer and the officer’s employer.

executive officer means a chief executive officer or a senior executive officer.

executive position means a chief executive position or a senior executive position.

public authority means an authority which is established by or under an Act and which is (or whose governing authority is) constituted by persons appointed by (or with the approval of) the Governor or a Minister, but does not include the Teaching Service, the Government Service, the NSW Health Service, the Transport Service or the NSW Police Force.

remuneration package means, subject to subsection (4), the remuneration package for an executive officer determined for the time being under the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975.

(2)  In this Part, a reference to the employer of an executive officer is a reference to:

(a)  in the case of a chief executive officer (other than a chief executive officer referred to in paragraph (a1))—the Minister, or

(a1)  in the case of a chief executive officer appointed as the chief executive of Rail Corporation New South Wales, Roads and Maritime Services, the State Transit Authority or Sydney Ferries or the Country Rail Infrastructure Authority—the Director-General of the Department of Transport, or

(b)  in the case of a senior executive officer in the Government Service—the appropriate Division Head, or

(c)  in the case of a senior executive officer in the Teaching Service—the Director-General of the Department of Education and Training, or

(d)  in the case of a senior executive officer in the service of a public authority—the public authority or a person nominated by the public authority, or

(e)  in any other case—the Minister or a person nominated for the time being by the Minister.

(3)  In this Part, a reference to the remuneration package for an executive officer is, if a range of amounts has been determined by the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal, a reference to:

(a)  the amount within that range nominated in the officer’s contract of employment, or

(b)  in any other case—the minimum amount within that range.

(4)  For the purposes of this Part, the remuneration package for a chief executive officer to whom subsection 2 (a1) applies is the remuneration package determined by the Director-General of the Department of Transport with the concurrence of the Commissioner.