South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts17—Incapacity of members of the teaching service
(1) Where
the Director-General is satisfied that an officer is, by reason of mental or
physical illness or disability, incapable of performing satisfactorily the
officer's duties, the Director-General may do one or more of the following:
(a) by
written determination, transfer the officer to some other position in
the teaching service or vary the officer's duties and assign an appropriate
classification to the officer;
(b)
determine to take steps to transfer the officer to some other employment in
the Government of the State;
(c)
grant the officer leave of absence (without remuneration) from the
teaching service;
(d)
recommend to the employing authority that the officer be retired from
the teaching service.
(1a)
The Director-General must, before taking action or making a recommendation
under subsection (1) that would result in reduction of remuneration or
retirement, be satisfied that a transfer or variation of duties without
reduction of remuneration is not reasonably practicable in the circumstances.
(1c)
The Director-General may, in acting under subsection (1)(b), recommend to
the employing authority that the officer be appointed to an office or position
pursuant to section 101B or attempt to secure for the officer some other
appropriate employment in the Government of the State.
(2) The
employing authority, on receiving a recommendation under
subsection (1)(d), may, in accordance with that recommendation, retire
the officer from the teaching service.
(3) An officer may,
within fourteen days after he receives notice of a determination under this
section or of a decision to transfer or retire him or her under this section,
appeal to the Appeal Board against the determination or decision.
(4) The Appeal Board
may, upon the hearing of an appeal under this section, revoke the
determination or decision and, where effect has been given to the
determination or decision, order that the officer be reinstated as if no
determination or decision had been made.