(1) Public service officers may be appointed or made available under Part 3 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 as is necessary for the administration of this Act.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the chief executive officer may engage a person under ¾

(a) a contract for services; or

(b) a contract of service,

otherwise than under the Public Sector Management Act 1994.

(3) Subsection (2) does not empower the chief executive officer to engage a person if ¾

(a) the principal place of residence of that person is in this State; or

(b) the services the person is engaged to provide, or is to carry out, are to be provided or carried out entirely or predominantly in this State.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not affect the operation of section 100 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994.