Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT (REDEPLOYMENT AND REDUNDANCY) REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 7

7 .         Substituted voluntary severance for surplus employees

        (1)         If — 

            (a)         the office, post or position of an employee is abolished and the employee is surplus to the requirements of his or her department or organisation ( the surplus employee );

            (b)         the surplus employee is willing to be transferred to the office, position or post of another employee in another department or organisation who wishes to resign his or her office, post or position ( the other employee ); and

            (c)         the Minister has approved the making of a severance payment under Part 5 to the other employee,

                the other employee may, with the prior approval of the employing authority of his or her department or organisation, resign his or her office, post or position.

        (2)         On the resignation by the other employee of his or her office, post or position under subregulation (1), the employing authority of the department or organisation of the surplus employee shall forthwith — 

            (a)         transfer the surplus employee to that office, post or position; and

            (b)         make a severance payment to the other employee.

        (3)         An employing authority which makes a severance payment under subregulation (2) is to give the Minister such information concerning the severance payment as the Minister requires.