18Excess permanent staff or excessive remuneration

#### 18 Excess permanent staff or excessive remuneration 18 Excess permanent staff or excessive remuneration > > (1) If the Secretary is satisfied that a number of persons are employed as permanent employees in excess of the number that appears to be necessary in connection with the efficient, effective and economical management of the Department or that a person is in receipt of greater remuneration as a permanent employee than the maximum fairly appropriate to the work performed by the person, then— > > > > > (a) subject to paragraph (b), the Secretary shall take such steps as are practicable to transfer any such person to another position, whether in the same or a different classification, and whether in the same or a different location, and > > > > > (b) if any such person cannot be usefully employed in any other position as a permanent employee, the person’s services shall be dispensed with by the Secretary. > > > (2) The remuneration of a person transferred under this section shall be that appropriate to the position to which the person is transferred. > > **s 18:** Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.7 \[7\].