Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT (REDEPLOYMENT AND REDUNDANCY) REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 6

6 .         Voluntary severance for certain employees

        (1)         The employing authority of an employee — 

            (a)         whose office, post or position is, or is to be, abolished; and

            (b)         who is, or will become, surplus to the requirements of his or her department or organisation,

                may, with the prior approval of the Minister, offer the employee voluntary severance.

        (2)         An approval under subregulation (1) may be specific or may be expressed to apply to a class or description of employees.

        (3)         The offer shall provide for — 

            (a)         the employee to accept the offer by resigning from his or her employment with effect on and from a specified day; and

            (b)         the making of a severance payment under Part 5 to the offeree forthwith after the resignation takes effect.

        (4)         An acceptance of an offer is to be in writing signed by the employee.

        (5)         An employing authority which makes a severance payment to an employee under this regulation shall give the Minister such information concerning the severance payment as the Minister requires.