Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An Agency Head may suspend an APS employee employed in the Agency from duties if the Agency Head believes on reasonable grounds that:
(a) the employee has, or may have, breached the Code of Conduct; and
(b) the employee's suspension is in the public, or the Agency's, interest.
(2) The suspension may be with remuneration.
(3) If the suspension is to be without remuneration, the period without remuneration is to be:
(a) not more than 30 days; or
(b) if exceptional circumstances apply -- a longer period.
(4) The Agency Head must review the suspension at reasonable intervals.
(5) The Agency Head must immediately end the suspension if the Agency Head no longer believes on reasonable grounds:
(a) that the APS employee has, or may have, breached the Code of Conduct; or
(b) that the employee's suspension is in the public, or the Agency's, interest.
(6) The Agency Head must immediately end the suspension if a sanction has been imposed on the APS employee for the relevant breach of the Code of Conduct.
(7) In exercising powers under this regulation, the Agency Head must have due regard to procedural fairness unless the Agency Head is satisfied on reasonable grounds that, in the particular circumstances, it would not be appropriate.