Commonwealth Numbered Acts

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) AMENDMENT ACT 1977 No. 95, 1977 - SECT 4

4. (1) Where, before the commencement of this Act-

   (a)  the Australian Postal Commission purported, under sub-section 54 (6)
        of the Postal Services Act 1975, to cancel the provisional promotion
        of an officer of the Australian Postal Commission Service to a vacant
        position in that Service and to promote an officer of the Australian
        Telecommunications Commission Service to that vacant position; or

   (b)  the Australian Telecommunications Commission purported, under
        sub-section 51 (6) of the Telecommunications Act 1975, to cancel the
        provisional promotion of an officer of the Australian
        Telecommunications Commission Service to a vacant position in that
        Service and to promote an officer of the Australian Postal Commission
        Service to that vacant position, the cancellation and promotion, and
        any appointment, transfer, promotion or other act or thing purported
        to be made or done as a consequence, whether direct or indirect, of
        the cancellation and promotion, shall be deemed to have been as valid
        and effectual as it would have been if section 20 of the Postal  and
        Telecommunications Commissions (Transitional Provisions) Act 1975 as
        in force after the commencement of this Act had been in force at all
        times during the period that commenced on 12 June 1975 and ended
        immediately before the commencement of this Act.

(2) Where-

   (a)  before the commencement of this Act an officer of the Australian
        Postal Commission Service or of the Australian Telecommunications
        Commission Service purported to appeal against the provisional
        promotion of an officer of the other of those Services to a vacant
        position in that other Service; and

   (b)  that provisional promotion was neither confirmed nor cancelled before
        the commencement of this Act, the appeal, and any inquiry in respect
        of the appeal and any determination of the appeal by a Promotions
        Appeal Board, shall be deemed to have been as valid and effectual as
        they would have been if section 20 of the Postal and 
        Telecommunications Commissions (Transitional Provisions) Act 1975 as
        in force after the commencement of this Act had been in force at all
        times during the period referred to in sub-section (1).
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