Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 No. 6 of 1983 - SECT 51 Request for redeployment

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 No. 6 of 1983 - SECT 51

51. (1) An employee may, by notice in writing given to the Managing Director,
request that, for the reason set out in sub-paragraph 48 (b) (ii), he be
declared to be eligible for redeployment in accordance with this Subdivision.

(2) On receiving such a notice from an employee, the Managing Director shall
determine whether the services of the employee cannot, consistently with the
achievement of the object referred to in paragraph 48 (a), reasonably be used
by the Corporation on appropriate duties for the reason set out in
sub-paragraph 48 (b) (ii) and-

   (a)  if he determines that the services of the employee cannot,
        consistently with the achievement of that object, reasonably be used
        by the Corporation on appropriate duties for that reason-shall, by
        instrument in writing, cause the employee to be declared to be
        eligible for redeployment in accordance with this Subdivision; or

   (b)  in any other case-shall refuse to make an instrument declaring the
        employee to be eligible for redeployment in accordance with this
        Subdivision and shall notify the employee in writing of his refusal
        and of the reason for the refusal.

(3) The duties imposed on the Managing Director under sub-section (2) shall be
deemed to be powers to which section 24 applies.