Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATIONS 2023 - REG 21

  (1)   If:

  (a)   an ongoing APS employee applies for promotion to relevant employment; and

  (b)   a promotion decision is made in relation to the relevant employment;

the ongoing APS employee is entitled to apply to the Merit Protection Commissioner to have the promotion decision reviewed by a Promotion Review Committee.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   an ongoing Parliamentary Service employee applies for engagement to relevant employment; and

  (b)   the engagement would be at a higher classification than the Parliamentary Service employee's classification as a Parliamentary Service employee; and

  (c)   a promotion decision is made in relation to the relevant employment;

the ongoing Parliamentary Service employee is entitled to apply to the Merit Protection Commissioner to have the promotion decision reviewed by a Promotion Review Committee.

Note 1:   The Merit Protection Commissioner may appoint a Promotion Review Committee under section   25 to deal with:

(a)   applications from APS employees and Parliamentary Service employees in relation to the same promotion decision; and

(b)   applications relating to promotion decisions and engagement decisions.

Note 2:   For promotion decision and engagement decision , see section   20.