9Reporting charges and convictions for serious offences

#### 9 Reporting charges and convictions for serious offences 9 Reporting charges and convictions for serious offences > > (1) A Public Service employee who is charged with, or is convicted of, a serious offence must immediately report that fact in writing to the agency head. > > > (2) If the manager of a Public Service employee has reason to believe that the employee— > > > > > (a) has been charged with, or has been convicted of, a serious offence, and > > > > > (b) has not reported the matter to the agency head, > > > > the manager must immediately inform the agency head in writing that the manager has reason to believe that the employee has been charged with, or has been convicted of, the serious offence. > > > (3) If the employee required to report under subclause (1) is the head of a Public Service agency, subclause (1) applies as if references to the agency head were references to a Minister to whom the agency is responsible. > > > (4) In this clause— > > > > convicted of an offence includes being found guilty of the offence without the court proceeding to a conviction. > > > > manager of a Public Service employee means the manager of the branch or other part of the Public Service agency in which the employee is employed. > > > > serious offence has the same meaning as in section 69 of the Act.