50Employee may apply to Agency for investigation of certain grievances

##### 50 Employee may apply to Agency for investigation of certain grievances (1) In addition to any right that a Commonwealth employee may have to apply to the Agency under section 47, a Commonwealth employee may apply to the Agency for investigation, in accordance with this Division, of an action taken by a Department or Commonwealth authority: (a) on the grounds that: (i) the action constitutes harassment of the employee for having applied to have other action (in this paragraph referred to as the original action) investigated (whether by the Agency under section 47 or this section or by some other person or authority); and (ii) the original action was action in respect of which the employee: (A) made an application to the Agency under section 47 or this section; or (B) was entitled to make an application to the Agency under section 47 or this section; or (b) on the grounds that: (i) the action is action in respect of which the employee would be entitled to make an application to the Agency under section 47 if the alleged action were first considered by some other person or authority; and (ii) it is not appropriate, because of the seriousness or the sensitivity of the action, for that person or authority to consider the action. (2) Where a Commonwealth employee applies to the Agency under subsection (1) in relation to an action, the Agency may, if it thinks fit, investigate the action. (3) Where a Commonwealth employee applies to the Agency under subsection (1) for investigation of an action, the Agency shall, if it decides not to investigate the action, inform the employee in writing of its decision.