(1) If the chief
executive officer is contemplating taking removal action in relation to a
prison officer, the chief executive officer may appoint a review officer in
relation to that prison officer.
(2) A person must not
be appointed as a review officer in relation to a prison officer if that
person has been directly involved in —
(a) a
previous investigation that resulted in information being supplied to the
chief executive officer regarding that prison officer’s suitability to
continue as a prison officer; or
(b) a
previous investigation of a suspected breach of discipline by that prison
officer that resulted in —
(i)
a decision under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 81(1)(a); and
(ii)
disciplinary action as defined in section 80A of
that Act;
or
(c) a
previous investigation that resulted in a charge being laid against that
prison officer under section 99 of the Act as in force immediately before
the commencement of the Custodial Legislation (Officers Discipline) Amendment
Act 2014 section 7; or
(d) any
decision-making relating to an investigation referred to in
paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
[Regulation 32A inserted: Gazette
21 Aug 2015 p. 3318‑19.]