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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.562CPublic service appeals—decision on appeal
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### sec.562C Public service appeals—decision on appeal
In deciding a public service appeal, the commission may—
confirm the decision appealed against; or
for an appeal against a promotion decision—set the decision aside, and return the matter to the decision maker with a copy of the decision on appeal and any directions permitted under a directive made by the Public Sector Commissioner that the commission considers appropriate; or
for another appeal—set the decision aside, and substitute another decision or return the matter to the decision maker with a copy of the decision on appeal and any directions considered appropriate.
In deciding an appeal against a promotion decision, the commission may set the decision aside only if the commission finds that the recruitment or selection process was deficient, having regard to whether the process complied with the Public Sector Act 2022 , a regulation or a directive made by the Public Sector Commissioner under that Act.
s 562C ins 2020 No. 35 s 11
amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
(sec.562C-ssec.1) In deciding a public service appeal, the commission may— confirm the decision appealed against; or for an appeal against a promotion decision—set the decision aside, and return the matter to the decision maker with a copy of the decision on appeal and any directions permitted under a directive made by the Public Sector Commissioner that the commission considers appropriate; or for another appeal—set the decision aside, and substitute another decision or return the matter to the decision maker with a copy of the decision on appeal and any directions considered appropriate.
(sec.562C-ssec.2) In deciding an appeal against a promotion decision, the commission may set the decision aside only if the commission finds that the recruitment or selection process was deficient, having regard to whether the process complied with the Public Sector Act 2022 , a regulation or a directive made by the Public Sector Commissioner under that Act.
- (a) confirm the decision appealed against; or
- (b) for an appeal against a promotion decision—set the decision aside, and return the matter to the decision maker with a copy of the decision on appeal and any directions permitted under a directive made by the Public Sector Commissioner that the commission considers appropriate; or
- (c) for another appeal—set the decision aside, and substitute another decision or return the matter to the decision maker with a copy of the decision on appeal and any directions considered appropriate.