42AAWhen group B decisions take effect

42AA When group B decisions take effect

A group B decision takes effect: (a) if: (i) the Agency Head concerned makes a written offer to the person who is the subject of the group B decision before that Agency Head is first notified by the Merit Protection Commissioner that an application has been made for review of a group A decision made as part of the same selection process that resulted in the group B decision; and (ii) that person accepts the offer; on a day agreed by the relevant parties; or (b) if: (i) the Agency Head concerned makes a written offer to the person who is the subject of the group B decision after that Agency Head is first notified by the Merit Protection Commissioner that an application has been made for review of a group A decision made as part of the same selection process that resulted in the group B decision; and (ii) that person accepts the offer; on the day covered by column 2 of an item in the following table in the circumstances mentioned in column 1 of the item.

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>When group B decision takes effect</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:10.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:47.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span><br><span>In these circumstances:</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span><br><span>the group B decision takes effect on:</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:10.12%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:47.66%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Each application for review of a group A decision, made as part of the selection process that resulted in the group B decision, is withdrawn before the Merit Protection Commissioner has made a determination under subsection</span><span> </span><span>24(1) of the Regulations in relation to the selection process</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the 14th day after the day on which the Agency Head concerned is notified by the Merit Protection Commissioner of the last of those withdrawals, unless paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(b) applies; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) if, before the end of the 14th day after the day on which the Agency Head concerned is notified by the Merit Protection Commissioner of the last of those withdrawals, the relevant parties have agreed on a day of effect for the group B decision and the agreed day is after the day of the notification—the agreed day</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:10.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:47.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the Merit Protection Commissioner makes a determination under subsection</span><span> </span><span>24(1) of the Regulations in relation to the selection process that resulted in the group B decision; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) either:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) the determination is that the selection process met the requirements in subsection</span><span> </span><span>23(1) of the Regulations; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) the determination is that the selection process did not meet the requirements in subsection</span><span> </span><span>23(1) of the Regulations but the Merit Protection Commissioner is satisfied of the matter in subsection</span><span> </span><span>24(3) of the Regulations; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) item</span><span> </span><span>1 has not applied in relation to the group B decision</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the 14th day after the day on which the Agency Head concerned is notified by the Merit Protection Commissioner of the making of that determination, unless paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(b) applies; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) if, before the end of the 14th day after the day on which the Agency Head concerned is notified by the Merit Protection Commissioner of the making of that determination, the relevant parties have agreed on a day of effect for the group B decision and the agreed day is after the day of the notification—the agreed day</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:10.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:47.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the Merit Protection Commissioner makes a determination under subsection</span><span> </span><span>24(1) of the Regulations in relation to the selection process that resulted in the group B decision; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the determination is that the selection process did not meet the requirements in subsection</span><span> </span><span>23(1) of the Regulations and the Merit Protection Commissioner is not satisfied of the matter in subsection</span><span> </span><span>24(3) of the Regulations; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) in relation to the selection process, there is a recommendation under paragraph</span><span> </span><span>24(2)(c) or (5)(b) of the Regulations and the Agency Head concerned does not accept the recommendation; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) item</span><span> </span><span>1 has not applied in relation to the group B decision</span></p></td><td style="width:42.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the 14th day after the day on which the Agency Head concerned is notified by the Merit Protection Commissioner of the making of that determination, unless paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(b) applies; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) if, before the end of the 14th day after the day on which the Agency Head concerned is notified by the Merit Protection Commissioner of the making of that determination, the relevant parties have agreed on a day of effect for the group B decision and the agreed day is after the day of the notification—the agreed day</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>