(1) The Commissioner may from time to time appoint such employees as may be necessary for the efficient carrying out of the Commissioner's functions, powers, and duties under this Act.
(2) The Commissioner is responsible for negotiating, under the Employment Relations Act 2000, every employment agreement applicable to employees appointed under this section.
(3) The Commissioner shall operate a personnel policy that complies with the principle of being a good employer.
(4) No person so employed shall be deemed to be employed in the service of Her Majesty for the purposes of the State Sector Act 1988 by reason of that person's appointment under this section.
Section 11: substituted, on 1 April 1996, by section 2 of the Environment Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 11).
Section 11(2): substituted, on 2 October 2000, by section 240 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (2000 No 24).