Appointment of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

1 The Governor-General may from time to time, by warrant under the Governor-General's hand, appoint any member of Parliament to be a Parliamentary Under-Secretary in relation to such Ministerial office or offices as are specified in that behalf in the warrant of appointment. 2 A Parliamentary Under-Secretary holds office at the pleasure of the Governor-General while they are a member of Parliament. 3 However, a Parliamentary Under-Secretary may continue to hold office during the period— a beginning on the day that they must vacate office as a member of Parliament under section 54(1)(b) or (2)(b) of the Electoral Act 1993 (the Act ); and b ending on the close of the day after the day on which the Electoral Commission declares, in accordance with section 193(5)(a) of the Act, the elected list candidates. 4 In subsection (3), list candidate has the meaning given to it by section 3(1) of the Electoral Act 1993 . 1979 No 33 ss 11 , 12 ; 1985 No 48 s 5 Section 8(2) : replaced , on 10 July 2026 , by section 5 of the Constitution Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 45). Section 8(3) : inserted , on 10 July 2026 , by section 5 of the Constitution Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 45). Section 8(4) : inserted , on 10 July 2026 , by section 5 of the Constitution Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 45).