65Entitlement to review—promotion decisions

65  Entitlement to review—promotion decisions

 (a) an ongoing Parliamentary Service employee applies for promotion to relevant employment; and

 (b) a promotion decision is made in relation to the relevant employment;

the ongoing Parliamentary Service employee is entitled to apply to the Merit Protection Commissioner to have the promotion decision reviewed by a Promotion Review Committee.

 (a) an ongoing APS employee applies for engagement to relevant employment; and

 (b) the engagement would be at a higher classification than the APS employee’s classification as an APS employee; and

 (c) a promotion decision is made in relation to the relevant employment;

the ongoing APS employee is entitled to apply to the Merit Protection Commissioner to have the promotion decision reviewed by a Promotion Review Committee.

Note 1: The Merit Protection Commissioner may appoint a Promotion Review Committee under section 69 to deal with:

(a) applications from Parliamentary Service employees and APS employees in relation to the same promotion decision; and

(b) applications relating to promotion decisions and engagement decisions.

Note 2: For promotion decision and engagement decision, see section 64.