sec.273BGrounds for discipline

### sec.273B Grounds for discipline The chief executive officer may discipline a relevant commission officer if the chief executive officer is reasonably satisfied the officer has— performed the officer’s duties carelessly, incompetently or inefficiently; or been guilty of misconduct; or been absent from duty without approved leave and without reasonable excuse; or contravened, without reasonable excuse, a direction given to the officer by a responsible person; or used, without reasonable excuse, a substance to an extent that has adversely affected the competent performance of the officer’s duties; or contravened, without reasonable excuse, a requirement of the chief executive officer under section 273G (1) in relation to the officer’s employment by, in response to the requirement— failing to disclose a serious disciplinary action; or giving false or misleading information; or contravened, without reasonable excuse— a provision of this Act; or a standard of conduct applying to the officer under an approved code of conduct under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 ; or a standard of conduct, if any, applying to the officer under an approved standard of practice under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 . Also, the chief executive officer may discipline a former relevant commission officer under section 273D on the same grounds mentioned in subsection (1) . A disciplinary ground arises when the act or omission constituting the ground is done or made. In this section— misconduct means— inappropriate or improper conduct in an official capacity; or inappropriate or improper conduct in a private capacity that reflects seriously and adversely on the commission. victimising another commission officer in the course of the other officer’s employment or engagement with the commission responsible person , for a direction, means a person with authority to give the direction, whether the authority derives from this Act or otherwise. s 273B ins 2014 No. 21 s 62 (sec.273B-ssec.1) The chief executive officer may discipline a relevant commission officer if the chief executive officer is reasonably satisfied the officer has— performed the officer’s duties carelessly, incompetently or inefficiently; or been guilty of misconduct; or been absent from duty without approved leave and without reasonable excuse; or contravened, without reasonable excuse, a direction given to the officer by a responsible person; or used, without reasonable excuse, a substance to an extent that has adversely affected the competent performance of the officer’s duties; or contravened, without reasonable excuse, a requirement of the chief executive officer under section 273G (1) in relation to the officer’s employment by, in response to the requirement— failing to disclose a serious disciplinary action; or giving false or misleading information; or contravened, without reasonable excuse— a provision of this Act; or a standard of conduct applying to the officer under an approved code of conduct under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 ; or a standard of conduct, if any, applying to the officer under an approved standard of practice under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 . (sec.273B-ssec.2) Also, the chief executive officer may discipline a former relevant commission officer under section 273D on the same grounds mentioned in subsection (1) . (sec.273B-ssec.3) A disciplinary ground arises when the act or omission constituting the ground is done or made. (sec.273B-ssec.4) In this section— misconduct means— inappropriate or improper conduct in an official capacity; or inappropriate or improper conduct in a private capacity that reflects seriously and adversely on the commission. victimising another commission officer in the course of the other officer’s employment or engagement with the commission responsible person , for a direction, means a person with authority to give the direction, whether the authority derives from this Act or otherwise. - (a) performed the officer’s duties carelessly, incompetently or inefficiently; or - (b) been guilty of misconduct; or - (c) been absent from duty without approved leave and without reasonable excuse; or - (d) contravened, without reasonable excuse, a direction given to the officer by a responsible person; or - (e) used, without reasonable excuse, a substance to an extent that has adversely affected the competent performance of the officer’s duties; or - (f) contravened, without reasonable excuse, a requirement of the chief executive officer under section 273G (1) in relation to the officer’s employment by, in response to the requirement— (i) failing to disclose a serious disciplinary action; or (ii) giving false or misleading information; or - (i) failing to disclose a serious disciplinary action; or - (ii) giving false or misleading information; or - (g) contravened, without reasonable excuse— (i) a provision of this Act; or (ii) a standard of conduct applying to the officer under an approved code of conduct under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 ; or (iii) a standard of conduct, if any, applying to the officer under an approved standard of practice under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 . - (i) a provision of this Act; or - (ii) a standard of conduct applying to the officer under an approved code of conduct under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 ; or - (iii) a standard of conduct, if any, applying to the officer under an approved standard of practice under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 . - (i) failing to disclose a serious disciplinary action; or - (ii) giving false or misleading information; or - (i) a provision of this Act; or - (ii) a standard of conduct applying to the officer under an approved code of conduct under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 ; or - (iii) a standard of conduct, if any, applying to the officer under an approved standard of practice under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 . - (a) inappropriate or improper conduct in an official capacity; or - (b) inappropriate or improper conduct in a private capacity that reflects seriously and adversely on the commission.