Queensland Numbered Acts

PUBLIC SECTOR ACT 2022 - SECT 162

162 Consequence if public service officer refuses transfer

(1) If a public service officer is transferred under section 161 , the transfer has effect unless the officer establishes reasonable grounds for refusing the transfer to the satisfaction of the officer’s chief executive.

(2) If the public service officer refuses the transfer after failing to establish reasonable grounds for the refusal to the chief executive’s satisfaction, the chief executive may terminate the officer’s employment by signed notice given to the officer.

(3) If the public service officer establishes reasonable grounds to the chief executive’s satisfaction—

(a) the transfer is cancelled; and

(b) the refusal must not be used to prejudice the officer’s prospects for future promotion or advancement.