Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section--
(a) must be read with the Public Service Act 2008; and
(b) gives a right to appeal for the relocation of a public service employee.
(2) The appeal must be made on the ground that--
(a) it is likely a reprisal will be taken against the public service employee if the employee continues in the employee's existing work location; and
(b) the only practical way to remove or substantially remove the danger is to relocate the employee.
(3) The appeal may be made to the chief executive of the Public Service Commission (the commission chief executive) by the public service employee or for the employee by the chief executive of the employee's department.
(4) If the commission chief executive considers the ground is established, the commissioner may direct that the employee be relocated within the employee's department or another department.
(5) The commission chief executive can not direct that the employee be relocated without the agreement of--
(a) the public service employee; and
(b) if the relocation is to another department--the other department's chief executive.
(6) For subsection (5), the commission chief executive has power to do, or authorise the doing of anything necessary or convenient to relocate the public service employee.