OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 79
Preservation of rights if public service officer appointed
OMBUDSMAN ACT 2001 - SECT 79
Preservation of rights if public service officer appointed
79 Preservation of rights if public service officer appointed
(1) A public service officer who is appointed, under this Act, to an office is
entitled to retain all existing and accruing rights as if service in that
office were a continuation of service as a public service officer.
(2) If the
person stops holding the office for a reason other than misconduct, the person
is entitled to be employed as a public service officer.
(3) The person is to
be employed on the classification level and remuneration that the Public
Sector Commissioner under the Public Sector Act 2022or another entity
prescribed under a regulation considers the person would have attained in the
ordinary course of progression if the person had continued in employment as a
public service officer.