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Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984
37Procedure of Joint Selection Committees and Review Committees
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##### 37 Procedure of Joint Selection Committees and Review Committees
(1) In proceedings before a Joint Selection Committee or Review Committee:
(a) the Committee shall make such inquiries as it considers necessary into the matter before the Committee;
(b) the procedure of the Committee is, subject to this Act and the relevant Act and to the regulations made under those Acts, within the discretion of the Committee;
(c) the proceedings shall be conducted with as little formality and technicality, and as quickly, as a proper consideration of the matter before the Committee permits; and
(d) the Committee is not bound by rules of evidence.
(2) In subsection (1), relevant Act means:
(aa) in relation to a Joint Selection Committee—the enactment under which the Committee was established; and
(a) in relation to a Promotion Appeal Committee, Disciplinary Appeal Committee, Redeployment and Retirement Appeal Committee or Re‑appointment Review Committee—the Public Service Act 1922; and
(c) in relation to a Re‑integration Assessment Committee—the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984.