(1) There may be employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 any persons that are necessary for the purposes of performing the functions of the Commission.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Chairperson has the functions of a public service body Head in relation to persons employed for the purposes of performing the functions of the Commission.
(3) For the purposes of this section, sections 15 and 20 of the Public Administration Act 2004 apply as if any reference in those sections to—
(a) a public service body or the public service were a reference to the Commission; and
(b) a public service body Head were a reference to the Chairperson.
(4) In this section—
"public service body Head" has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004 .