New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION COMMISSION ACT 1990 - SECT 22D

22D Definitions

(1) In this Part:
"disciplinary action", in relation to a member of staff, means any one or more of the following:

(a) dismissal from the Government Service,

(b) directing the member of staff to resign, or to be allowed to resign, from the Government Service within a specified time,

(c) except in the case of a senior executive officer-reduction of the member of staff’s salary or demotion to a lower position in the Government Service,

(d) the imposition of a fine,

(e) a caution or reprimand.

"misconduct" -see section 22E.
"procedural guidelines" means the guidelines in force from time to time under section 22F.
"remedial action", in relation to a member of staff, means any one or more of the following:

(a) counselling,

(b) training and development,

(c) monitoring the staff member’s conduct or performance,

(d) implementing a plan addressing unsatisfactory performance,

(e) the issuing of a warning to the staff member that certain conduct is unacceptable or that the staff member’s performance is not satisfactory,

(f) transferring the staff member to another position in the Government Service that does not involve a reduction of salary or demotion to a lower position,

(g) any other action of a similar nature.

"senior executive officer" has the same meaning as in the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 .

(2) In this Part, a reference to an allegation that a member of staff may have engaged in misconduct includes a reference to the appropriate Division Head being made aware, or becoming aware, by any means that the staff member may have engaged in misconduct.