Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM ACT 1984 No. 63, 1984 - SECT 53

53. (1) Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended-

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) ''The Board'' and substituting ''Subject
to sub-section (2), the Board'';

(b) by omitting from sub-section (1) ''an offer of promotion'' and
substituting ''a promotion''; and

   (c)  by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following
        sub-sections:

''(2) The Board shall not permit an officer-

   (a)  to decline a promotion unless the officer applies in writing to the
        Board, before the day that is, in accordance with the regulations, the
        prescribed day for the purposes of this paragraph in relation to the
        promotion, for permission to decline the promotion; or

   (b)  to decline a transfer unless the officer applies in writing to the
        Board, before the day that is, in accordance with the regulations, the
        prescribed day for the purposes of this paragraph in relation to the
        transfer, for permission to decline the transfer.

''(3) Where the Board permits an officer to decline a promotion or transfer,
the promotion or transfer shall be deemed not to have been made.

''(4) Except as expressly provided by Divisions 6, 8A and 8B and the
Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Act 1979, an officer of a
particular classification shall not be transferred to an office of lower
classification unless the officer consents in writing to the transfer.''.

(2) Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following sub-sections:

''(5) An officer who holds a full-time office shall not be transferred or
promoted to a part-time office unless the officer consents in writing to the
transfer or promotion.

''(6) An officer who holds a part-time office shall not be transferred or
promoted to a full-time office unless the officer consents in writing to the
transfer or promotion.''.