Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (STAFF) ACT 1984 - SECT 12

  (1)   A power to employ a person under section   11 must be exercised:

  (a)   in accordance with any arrangements approved under paragraph   (2)(a) of this section; and

  (b)   subject to any conditions determined under paragraph   (2)(b) of this section;

that apply to the parliamentarian or office - holder, and to the power.

  (2)   The Prime Minister may, in writing, do either or both of the following :

  (a)   approve arrangements in accordance with which a parliamentarian or office - holder is to exercise a power under section   11;

  (b)   determine conditions subject to which a parliamentarian or office - holder is to exercise a power under section   11.

  (3)   An instrument made under subsection   (2) is not a legislative instrument.