Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations (1) An applicant
for review of a promotion decision, and the person promoted, must each give
the Merit Protection Commissioner a statement in writing setting out his or
her claim for promotion or engagement to the relevant employment.
(1A) An applicant for review of an
engagement decision, and the person engaged, must each give the Merit
Protection Commissioner a statement in writing setting out his or
her claim
for promotion or engagement to the relevant employment.
(2) The statement must be given within 14 days after the closing date for lodging applications for review of the decision.
(3) However if:
(a) within that 14 days, the applicant, or the person promoted or engaged, asks the Merit Protection Commissioner for a longer period within which to give the statement; and
(b) the Merit Protection Commissioner agrees to allow a longer period;
the statement must be given within the longer period allowed.
(4) If the statement is not given within the time required under subregulation (2) or (3), the PRC may consider and decide the application without the statement.