Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) If a former
employee is a current State employee, the prescribed circumstances under
section 155(1) and (4) for the current State employee
are —
(a) the
suspected breach of discipline occurred when the former employing authority
was the employing authority of the employee; and
(b)
before commencing dealing with the disciplinary matter —
(i)
the former employing authority consulted with the
employee’s current employing authority; and
(ii)
the current employing authority of the employee decided
not to treat the matter as a disciplinary matter under a written law;
and
(c)
having regard to public interest considerations, the former employing
authority considers it appropriate to commence or continue dealing with the
matter as a disciplinary matter under a written law.
(2) For the purposes
of section 155(2) of the Act, the prescribed disciplinary actions for a
current State employee are paragraphs (a) to (h) of the definition of
disciplinary action in section 6 of the Act.
(3) If the former
employing authority finds the current State employee has committed a breach of
discipline and decides to take disciplinary action, the former employing
authority must consult with the employee’s current employing authority
before taking the action.