64Application of this Division

64  Application of this Division

 (1) This Division applies if:

 (a) a decision (a promotion decision) is made by a Secretary to promote an ongoing Parliamentary Service employee to employment at a classification mentioned in any of Groups 1 to 6 set out in Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Service Classification Rules; and

 (b) the promotion decision is not made in accordance with the recommendation of an Independent Selection Advisory Committee; and

 (c) the promotion decision is not made in accordance with a PRC decision.

 (2) This Division also applies if:

 (a) an engagement decision is made by a Secretary to engage an ongoing APS employee to employment at a classification mentioned in any of Groups 1 to 6 set out in Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Service Classification Rules; and

 (b) the engagement decision is not made in accordance with the recommendation of an Independent Selection Advisory Committee; and

 (c) the engagement decision is not made in accordance with a PRC recommendation.

 (3) In this Division, a decision to engage an ongoing APS employee is an engagement decision if the engagement is at a higher classification than the ongoing APS employee’s classification as an APS employee.

Note: For higher classification, in relation to an APS employee, see section 7.