56Retirement on medical grounds

56 Retirement on medical grounds

56 Retirement on medical grounds

The person who exercises employer functions in relation to a Public Service employee may retire the employee if—

(a) the employee is found to be unfit to perform or incapable of performing the duties of his or her employment, and

(b) the employee’s unfitness or incapacity—

(i) appears likely to be of a permanent nature, and

(ii) has not arisen from actual misconduct on the part of the employee, or from causes within the employee’s control.

s 56: Subst 2016 No 2, Sch 1 [34].