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WHISTLEBLOWERS PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 45

45 Appeal against action affected by reprisal

(1) This section applies to a public officer who, under an Act, may appeal against, or apply for a review of, any of the following actions--

(a) disciplinary action taken against the officer;
(b) the appointment or transfer of the officer or another public officer to a position as a public officer;
(c) unfair treatment of the officer.

(2) Whether or not the Act specifies grounds for the appeal or application, the officer may also appeal or apply to have the action set aside because it was the taking of a reprisal against the officer.

(3) Subsection (2) applies even if the decision on the hearing of the appeal or application is in the form of a recommendation.



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