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57 Purpose of this Part

For the purposes of paragraph 15(4)(a) of the Act, this Part sets out the basic procedural requirements with which procedures established by an Agency Head under subsection 15(3) of the Act must comply.

Note 1: Subsection 15(3) of the Act requires an Agency Head to establish written procedures for determining:

(a) whether an APS employee, or a former APS employee, in the Agency has breached the Code of Conduct; and
(b) what sanction, if any, should be imposed on an APS employee for a breach of the Code of Conduct.

Note 2: See also section 52 (which deals with managing performance in cases of a potential breach of the Code of Conduct).

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