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Ambulance Service Act 1991
sec.97Disciplinary action for acts or omissions happening before commencement
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### sec.97 Disciplinary action for acts or omissions happening before commencement
Part 2, division 4, subdivision 1 applies in relation to a disciplinary ground arising before the commencement only if, before the commencement, disciplinary action could have been taken against a service officer on the same ground under a relevant disciplinary provision.
If, at the commencement, the chief executive or commissioner has started disciplinary action against a service officer under a relevant disciplinary provision—
the chief executive may continue to take disciplinary action against the person under part 2, division 4, subdivision 1; and
for that purpose, anything done by the chief executive or commissioner in relation to the disciplinary action under the relevant disciplinary provision is taken to have been done by the chief executive under part 2, division 4, subdivision 1.
In this section—
relevant disciplinary provision means a disciplinary provision of a code of practice.
s 97 ins 2010 No. 37 s 9
(sec.97-ssec.1) Part 2, division 4, subdivision 1 applies in relation to a disciplinary ground arising before the commencement only if, before the commencement, disciplinary action could have been taken against a service officer on the same ground under a relevant disciplinary provision.
(sec.97-ssec.2) If, at the commencement, the chief executive or commissioner has started disciplinary action against a service officer under a relevant disciplinary provision— the chief executive may continue to take disciplinary action against the person under part 2, division 4, subdivision 1; and for that purpose, anything done by the chief executive or commissioner in relation to the disciplinary action under the relevant disciplinary provision is taken to have been done by the chief executive under part 2, division 4, subdivision 1.
(sec.97-ssec.3) In this section— relevant disciplinary provision means a disciplinary provision of a code of practice.
- (a) the chief executive may continue to take disciplinary action against the person under part 2, division 4, subdivision 1; and
- (b) for that purpose, anything done by the chief executive or commissioner in relation to the disciplinary action under the relevant disciplinary provision is taken to have been done by the chief executive under part 2, division 4, subdivision 1.