Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 2008 - SECT 186B

186B References to prescribed employees

(1) This section provides for the meaning of particular terms used in this chapter relating to a person who is or was a prescribed employee.

(2) A reference to the person’s current or previous chief executive is a reference to—

(a) for a person who is or was an ambulance service officer—the chief executive of the department in which the Ambulance Service Act 1991 is administered; or

(b) for a person who is or was a fire service officer—the commissioner under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 ; or

(c) for a person who is or was a relevant commission officer—the chief executive officer under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 .

(3) A reference to a relevant disciplinary law for the person is a reference to any of the following—

(a) the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , part 2 , division 4 ;

(b) the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 , chapter 3 , part 4 , division 3 ;

(c) the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , chapter 6 , part 1 , division 9 .

Note—

The laws mentioned in this subsection also provide for disciplinary action against a person who was, but is no longer, a prescribed employee.

(4) In part 2 , division 3 —

(a) a reference to a relevant disciplinary ground for the person is a reference to a disciplinary ground under a relevant disciplinary law for the person; and

(b) a reference to a disciplinary finding in relation to a relevant disciplinary ground for the person is a reference to a finding that a relevant disciplinary ground for the person exists.