Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 5.7

         (1)   If:

                (a)    an ongoing APS employee applies for promotion to relevant employment; and

               (b)    a promotion decision is made in relation to the relevant employment;

the ongoing APS employee is entitled to apply to the Merit Protection Commissioner to have the promotion decision reviewed by a Promotion Review Committee.

Note    A Promotion Review Committee may be appointed to deal with:

(a)   applications from APS employees and Parliamentary Service employees in relation to the same promotion decision; and

(b)   applications relating to promotion decisions and engagement decisions.

         (2)   If:

                (a)    an ongoing Parliamentary Service employee applies for engagement to relevant employment; and

               (b)    the engagement would be at a higher classification than the Parliamentary Service employee's classification as a Parliamentary Service employee; and

                (c)    a promotion decision is made in relation to the relevant employment;

the ongoing Parliamentary Service employee is entitled to apply to the Merit Protection Commissioner to have the promotion decision reviewed by a Promotion Review Committee.

Note    A Promotion Review Committee may be appointed to deal with:

(a)   applications from APS employees and Parliamentary Service employees in relation to the same promotion decision; and

(b)   applications relating to promotion decisions and engagement decisions.