Queensland Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION 2012 - REG 282

282 Suspension of employees

(1) If the chief executive officer is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that a local government employee will be subject to disciplinary action, the chief executive officer may suspend the employee from duty.

(2) Suspension of a local government employee from duty does not affect the following—

(a) the continuity of the employee’s service in employment with the local government;

(b) the entitlements previously accrued to the employee from employment with the local government;

(c) the accrual of entitlements to the employee during the period of suspension.

(3) A suspended employee must be paid the employee’s full remuneration as at the start of the suspension for the period of suspension.