QLDIn ForceAct
Guardianship and Administration Act 2000
sec.217APreservation of rights of public advocate
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.217A
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Guardianship and Administration Act 2000.
### sec.217A Preservation of rights of public advocate
This section applies if a public service officer is appointed as the public advocate.
The person keeps all rights accrued or accruing to the person as a public service officer as if service as the public advocate were a continuation of service as a public service officer.
At the end of the person’s term of office or on resignation as the public advocate, the person’s service as the public advocate is taken to be service of a like nature in the public service for deciding the person’s rights as a public service officer.
s 217A ins 2019 No. 9 s 38
(sec.217A-ssec.1) This section applies if a public service officer is appointed as the public advocate.
(sec.217A-ssec.2) The person keeps all rights accrued or accruing to the person as a public service officer as if service as the public advocate were a continuation of service as a public service officer.
(sec.217A-ssec.3) At the end of the person’s term of office or on resignation as the public advocate, the person’s service as the public advocate is taken to be service of a like nature in the public service for deciding the person’s rights as a public service officer.