349Appointments to be on merit

#### 349 Appointments to be on merit 349 Appointments to be on merit > > (1) When the decision is being made to appoint a person to a position— > > > > > (a) only a person who has applied for appointment to the position may be selected, and > > > > > (b) from among the applicants eligible for appointment, the applicant who has the greatest merit is to be selected. > > > (2) The merit of the persons eligible for appointment to a position is to be determined according to— > > > > > (a) the nature of the duties of the position, and > > > > > (b) the abilities, qualifications, experience and standard of work performance of those persons relevant to those duties. > > > (3) In determining the merit of a person eligible for appointment to a position, regard is to be had to the objects of Part 4 of this Chapter (see section 344). > > **s 349:** Am 1998 No 34, Sch 1.5 \[6\].