32Promotion after appointment to a statutory office

32  Promotion after appointment to a statutory office

 (1) A Secretary may, in writing, request the Parliamentary Service Commissioner to authorise the promotion of an ongoing Parliamentary Service employee if the following apply:

 (a) the employee was granted leave without pay for appointment to a statutory office of a kind that requires the Parliamentary Service Commissioner, or a representative of the Parliamentary Service Commissioner, to be a participant in the selection process for the office;

 (b) the employee’s appointment to the statutory office:

 (i) has not expired; or

 (ii) expired no more than 3 months before the Parliamentary Service Commissioner was asked to authorise the promotion;

 (c) the duties to which the employee is to be assigned are assessed by the Secretary as being at a classification that is equivalent to, or lower than, the duties of the statutory office;

 (d) the Secretary is satisfied that the employee has the necessary work‑related qualities to perform duties at the classification to which the employee is to be promoted.

 (2) The Parliamentary Service Commissioner may authorise the promotion, and in deciding whether to do so may take into account:

 (a) how long the employee was appointed to the statutory office; and

 (b) the selection process for the appointment to the statutory office; and

 (c) any other matter the Parliamentary Service Commissioner considers relevant.

 (3) If the Parliamentary Service Commissioner authorises the promotion, the Secretary may promote the employee.