sec.273ESuspension of relevant commission officer liable to disciplinary action

### sec.273E Suspension of relevant commission officer liable to disciplinary action The chief executive officer may suspend a relevant commission officer from duty if the chief executive officer reasonably believes the officer is liable to disciplinary action under this Act. However, before suspending the relevant commission officer, the chief executive officer must consider all alternative duties that may be available for the officer to perform. During the period of the suspension the relevant commission officer is entitled to normal remuneration, less any amount earned by the officer from alternative employment that the officer engages in during the period. For subsection (3) , alternative employment does not include employment of the relevant commission officer if— the officer was engaged in the employment at the time of the suspension; and the officer’s engaging in the employment was not in contravention of this Act or an obligation imposed on the officer under a code of conduct approved under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 . The deduction under subsection (3) must not be more than the amount of the relevant commission officer’s normal remuneration during the period of the suspension. The continuity of the relevant commission officer’s service as a relevant commission officer is taken not to have been broken only because of the suspension. The chief executive officer may cancel the suspension at any time. s 273E ins 2014 No. 21 s 62 (sec.273E-ssec.1) The chief executive officer may suspend a relevant commission officer from duty if the chief executive officer reasonably believes the officer is liable to disciplinary action under this Act. (sec.273E-ssec.2) However, before suspending the relevant commission officer, the chief executive officer must consider all alternative duties that may be available for the officer to perform. (sec.273E-ssec.3) During the period of the suspension the relevant commission officer is entitled to normal remuneration, less any amount earned by the officer from alternative employment that the officer engages in during the period. (sec.273E-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , alternative employment does not include employment of the relevant commission officer if— the officer was engaged in the employment at the time of the suspension; and the officer’s engaging in the employment was not in contravention of this Act or an obligation imposed on the officer under a code of conduct approved under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 . (sec.273E-ssec.5) The deduction under subsection (3) must not be more than the amount of the relevant commission officer’s normal remuneration during the period of the suspension. (sec.273E-ssec.6) The continuity of the relevant commission officer’s service as a relevant commission officer is taken not to have been broken only because of the suspension. (sec.273E-ssec.7) The chief executive officer may cancel the suspension at any time. - (a) the officer was engaged in the employment at the time of the suspension; and - (b) the officer’s engaging in the employment was not in contravention of this Act or an obligation imposed on the officer under a code of conduct approved under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 .