Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1975 No. 55 of 1975 - SECT 47

47. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), in the selection of an officer for
promotion to a vacant position, consideration shall be given to the relative
efficiency of the officers available for promotion and, in the event of
equality of efficiency of 2 or more officers, then to the relative seniority
of those officers.

(2) The Commission may determine that, in the selection of an officer for
promotion to a specified position, or of officers for promotion to vacant
positions included in a specified class of positions, the selection shall be
made on the basis of selecting for promotion the senior efficient officer
available for promotion.

(3) For the purposes of this section-

(a) ''efficiency'' means, subject to sub-section (4), special qualifi- cations
and aptitude for the discharge of the duties of the kind to be performed by
the officer filling the position, together with merit and diligence and good
conduct and, in the case of an officer who has at any time been engaged on
war service, includes such efficiency as, in the opinion of the Commission,
the officer would have attained but for his absence on war service;

(b) ''war service'' includes ''Defence service'' as defined by sub-section 6
(1) of the Defence (Re-establishment) Act 1965-1973; and

   (c)  the seniority of officers shall be determined as prescribed by the
        By-laws.

(4) Where, by virtue of a determination of the Commission, this sub-section
applies in relation to a position, consideration shall also be given, in
assessing the efficiency of an officer, to the special qualifications and
aptitude of each officer available for promotion for the discharge of the
duties of higher positions in the Service.