Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NORFOLK ISLAND ACT 1979 - SECT 12

             (1)  There is to be:

                     (a)  a Chief Minister of the Territory; and

                     (b)  at least one, and not more than 3, other Ministers of the Territory.

             (2)  The matters in respect of which the Ministers have executive authority are the matters specified in Schedules 2 and 3.

             (3)  A person who is employed in the Public Service of the Territory or of the Commonwealth is not eligible to be a Minister, and a person holding office as a Minister vacates his or her office if he or she becomes so employed.

             (4)  For the purposes of subsection (3), a person who:

                     (a)  is an APS employee; or

                     (b)  is employed under a law relating to the Public Service of the Territory as a temporary employee; or

                     (c)  is employed under a law relating to the Public Service of a Territory or of the Commonwealth as an officer or employee to whom any provisions of that law do not apply;

is taken to be employed in the Public Service of the Territory or of the Commonwealth, as the case requires.