158. Appointment -The Governor in Council may appoint a person to be known as the Correctional Investigator of Canada.

159. Eligibility - A person is eligible to be appointed as Correctional Investigator or to continue in that office only if the person is a Canadian citizen ordinarily resident in Canada or a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration Act who is ordinarily resident in Canada.

[1992, c. 20, s. 159; 2001, c. 27, s. 243.]

160. (1) Tenure of office and removal - The Correctional Investigator holds office during good behaviour for a term not exceeding five years, but may be suspended or removed for cause at any time by the Governor in Council.

         (2) Further terms - The Correctional Investigator, on the expiration of a first or any subsequent term of office, is eligible to be re-appointed for a further term.

161. Absence, incapacity or vacancy - In the event of the absence or incapacity of the Correctional Investigator, or if the office of Correctional Investigator is vacant, the Governor in Council may appoint another qualified person to hold office instead of the Correctional Investigator during the absence, incapacity or vacancy, and that person shall, while holding that office, have the same function as and all of the powers and duties of the Correctional Investigator under this Part and be paid such salary or other remuneration and expenses as may be fixed by the Governor in Council.

162. Devotion to duties - The Correctional Investigator shall engage exclusively in the function and duties of the office of the Correctional Investigator and shall not hold any other office under Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province for reward or engage in any other employment for reward.

163. (1) Salary and expenses - The Correctional Investigator shall be paid such salary as may be fixed by the Governor in Council and is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred in the performance of duties under this Part.

         (2) Pension benefits - The provisions of the Public Service Superannuation Act, other than those relating to tenure of office, apply to the Correctional Investigator, except that a person appointed as Correctional Investigator from outside the Public Service, as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Public Service Superannuation Act, may, by notice in writing given to the President of the Treasury Board not more than sixty days after the date of appointment, elect to participate in the pension plan provided for in the Diplomatic Service (Special) Superannuation Act, in which case the provisions of that Act, other than those relating to tenure of office, apply to the Correctional Investigator from the date of appointment and the provisions of the Public Service Superannuation Act do not apply.

         (3) Other benefits - The Correctional Investigator is deemed to be employed in the public service of Canada for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and any regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act.

[1992, c. 20, s. 163; 2003, c. 22, ss. 224(E), 225(E).]