69Appointment of PRC

69  Appointment of PRC

 (1) If the Merit Protection Commissioner receives an application for review of a promotion decision or an engagement decision under this Division, the Merit Protection Commissioner must:

 (a) consider the circumstances in which the application was made; and

 (b) if the Merit Protection Commissioner believes that a review of the promotion decision or engagement decision is necessary—appoint a PRC to deal with the application.

 (2) A PRC may be appointed to deal with:

 (a) applications by ongoing Parliamentary Service employees and ongoing APS employees (or both) for review of a promotion decision; and

 (b) applications by ongoing Parliamentary Service employees and ongoing APS employees (or both) for review of an engagement decision; and

 (c) applications in relation to more than one promotion decision or engagement decision.

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