REPUBLIC OF NAURU

NAURU REHABILITATION CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016

No. 8 of 2016
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An Act to amend the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation Act 1997

Certified: 29th January 2016

Table of Contents

1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Amendment of the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation Act 1997
4 Amendment of section 2
5 Amendment of section 9
6 Insert new section 9A
7 Insert new section 14A
8 Insert new section 14B
9 Insert new section 14C

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Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows:

1	Short title

This Act may be cited as the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation (Amendment) Act 2016.

2	Commencement

This Act commences upon certification by the Speaker. 

3	Amendment of the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation Act 1997

The Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation Act 1997 is amended by the provisions of this Act.

4	Amendment of section 2

Insert the following in alphabetical order:

'Acting Chief Executive Officer' means the person appointed under section 9A of this Act;

5	Amendment of section 9

Section 9 is amended by omitting the first occurrence of the word 'Board' and substituting it with the word 'Cabinet'.

6	Insert new section 9A

9A Appointment of Acting CEO

(1)	The Cabinet may appoint a person to act in the position of Chief Executive Officer when the CEO is away from office or is unable to perform his or her duties by reason of illness.

(2)	The Acting CEO appointed under subsection (1) is responsible for the day to day management and control of the Corporation and for the implementation of Board policies until the return of the substantive CEO.

(3)	The terms and conditions of an appointment made under subsection (1) shall be determined by Cabinet at the time of appointment.

(4)	When an Acting CEO is appointed under this section, all references in the Act to the CEO is a reference to the Acting CEO until the appointment expires or the substantive CEO has returned to office. 

7	Insert new section 14A

14A Election candidates – resignation

Any employee, including the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation who intends to submit a nomination as a candidate in the country's general elections, must at least three months before he or she submits their nomination, resign from his or her employment in the Corporation.

8	Insert new section 14B

14B Election candidates – Board of Directors

Any Board Director, including the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, who intends to submit a nomination as a candidate in the country's general elections, must at least three months before he or she submits their nomination, resign from their position as a member of the Board.

9	Insert new section 14C

14C Public service employees – exempt

Despite section 14B, public service employees who are members of the Board are subject only to the provisions in the Public Service Act 2016.