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76A Executives—variation of temporary contracts
(1) A contract under section 76 may be varied at any time by a written agreement between the parties.
(2) However, a variation of a contract under section 76 that extends the period of employment under the contract to longer than 2 years is void.
(3) This section, and section 76 as amended by the Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2005 (No 2) , section 27, apply in relation to a contract under section 76 whether the contract was entered into before or after the day this section commences.
(4) Subsection (3) and this subsection expire 1 year after the day this section commences.