Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Subject to
subregulations (3) and (4), if —
(a) a
person considers that, in making a reviewable decision or otherwise, a public
sector body has breached a public sector standard; and
(b) the
person is adversely affected by the breach,
the person may make a
claim for relief to the public sector body.
(2) The claim is to be
in writing, setting out the grounds on which it is claimed that the public
sector standard has been breached.
(3) A claim may be
made in respect of a breach of a public sector standard established in respect
of the recruitment, selection and appointment of employees only by a person
who has applied unsuccessfully to the public sector body
concerned —
(a) to
be appointed to fill a vacancy, otherwise than from an appointment pool, for a
period of 6 months or more, or for a period of less than 6 months if the
vacancy was advertised on the basis that —
(i)
the period of the appointment could later be extended to
6 months or more; or
(ii)
the person appointed could later become a permanent
officer;
or
(b) to
be selected to form part of an appointment pool.
(4) A claim may be
made otherwise than in respect of a reviewable decision only if, on the
application of the person proposing to make the claim, the
Commissioner —
(a) is
satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for making the claim; and
(b)
gives the person written approval to do so within a specified period.
(5) The Commissioner
is to give a copy of an approval under subregulation (4) to the public sector
body.