Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 5.31

         (1)   The Merit Protection Commissioner must nominate a person (who may be the Merit Protection Commissioner), or constitute a 3 person committee, to conduct the review.

         (2)   If the Merit Protection Commissioner is to conduct the review, he or she must:

                (a)    review the action; and

               (b)    make a recommendation to the Agency Head in writing about the action; and

                (c)    tell the Agency Head in writing of the reasons for the recommendation; and

               (d)    tell the employee in writing of the recommendation and reasons given to the Agency Head.

         (3)   If another person or a committee is to conduct the review, the person or committee must:

                (a)    review the action; and

               (b)    make a recommendation to the Merit Protection Commissioner in writing about the action; and

                (c)    tell the Merit Protection Commissioner in writing of the reasons for the recommendation.

         (4)   After receiving the recommendation and reasons mentioned in paragraphs (3) (b) and (c), the Merit Protection Commissioner:

                (a)    must report to the Agency Head in writing about the recommendation and reasons; and

               (b)    may make a recommendation to the Agency Head
in writing about the action (which may be different to
the recommendation made by the person or committee conducting the review); and

                (c)    must give the employee a copy of the report and
any recommendation made by the Merit Protection Commissioner about the action.