Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) As soon as is
practicable after an employing authority determines that —
(a) the
office, post or position of an employee is to be abolished; and
(b) the
employee may become surplus to the requirements of the department or
organisation,
the employing
authority must give the employee written notice of all relevant information
relating to the determination.
(2) Without limiting
subregulation (1), the notice given under that subregulation is to
include —
(a) the
reasons why —
(i)
the office, post or position is to be abolished; and
(ii)
the employee may become surplus to the requirements of
the department or organisation;
and
(b) any
measures the employing authority considers could be taken that would avoid the
employee becoming surplus to the requirements of the department or
organisation; and
(c) the
period within which the employee may become surplus to the requirements of the
department or organisation; and
(d) if
other employees in the same department or organisation are the subject of a
determination of the kind referred to in subregulation (1), the number of
those employees.
(3) The employing
authority of an employee given a notice under subregulation (1) must
consult the employee in relation to the matters set out in the notice.
(4) Nothing in this
regulation requires an employing authority to disclose confidential
information that the employing authority considers would be contrary to the
interests of its department or organisation to disclose.
(5) Notice given
to an employee under subregulation (1) does not constitute notice for the
purposes of regulation 4A(2).
[Regulation 4AA inserted in Gazette
8 Aug 2006 p. 2904-5.]