sec.593Preservation of rights if public service officer appointed or engaged

### sec.593 Preservation of rights if public service officer appointed or engaged A public service officer appointed to an office (whether under this part or under the Legal Profession Act 2004 , chapter 6 , part 1 ) is entitled or continues to be entitled to retain all existing and accruing rights as if service in that office were a continuation of service as a public service officer. If the person stops holding that office for a reason other than misconduct, the person— is entitled to be employed as a public service officer; and is to be employed on the classification level and remuneration that the Public Sector Commissioner under the Public Sector Act 2022 or another entity prescribed under a regulation considers the person would have attained in the ordinary course of progression if the person had continued in employment as a public service officer. s 593 amd 2008 No. 38 s 252 sch 3 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.593-ssec.1) A public service officer appointed to an office (whether under this part or under the Legal Profession Act 2004 , chapter 6 , part 1 ) is entitled or continues to be entitled to retain all existing and accruing rights as if service in that office were a continuation of service as a public service officer. (sec.593-ssec.2) If the person stops holding that office for a reason other than misconduct, the person— is entitled to be employed as a public service officer; and is to be employed on the classification level and remuneration that the Public Sector Commissioner under the Public Sector Act 2022 or another entity prescribed under a regulation considers the person would have attained in the ordinary course of progression if the person had continued in employment as a public service officer. - (a) is entitled to be employed as a public service officer; and - (b) is to be employed on the classification level and remuneration that the Public Sector Commissioner under the Public Sector Act 2022 or another entity prescribed under a regulation considers the person would have attained in the ordinary course of progression if the person had continued in employment as a public service officer.