Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Public Administration Act 2004 - SECT 65

Recommendations following review

65. Recommendations following review



(1) A person or body (including the Public Sector Standards Commissioner) that
has conducted a review under section 64 may make recommendations in a report
on the review but does not have power to make any binding decision as a result
of the review.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), recommendations under that subsection may
include a recommendation that-

   (a)  a decision be reconsidered; or

   (b)  processes within the public service body be changed.

(3) If the appropriate public service body Head does not adopt, or decide to
adopt, a recommendation made in a report on a review within 14 days after
receiving the report, he or she must, within 7 days after the end of that
period, provide a written statement of the reasons for not adopting the
recommendation to the Public Sector Standards Commissioner, the applicant for
the review and any other person affected by the recommendation.