Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 4.7

         (1)   If an ISAC is established in respect of an employment opportunity, the ISAC must:

                (a)    assess the relative merits of the candidates for the relevant employment on the basis of:

                          (i)    the relative suitability of the candidates for the duties; and

                         (ii)    the relationship between the candidates' work‑ related qualities and the work‑related qualities genuinely required for the duties; and

                         (iii)    the relative capacity of the candidates to achieve outcomes related to the duties; and

               (b)    report on the assessment to the relevant Agency Head; and

                (c)    make a recommendation to the Agency Head, primarily
on the basis of the assessment, as to which candidate
it considers to be the most suitable for the relevant employment.

         (2)   If the ISAC considers that none of the candidates is suitable
for the relevant employment, the ISAC must make a recommendation to the Agency Head to that effect.