sec.46Right of appeal or review of public officer

### sec.46 Right of appeal or review of public officer This section applies to a public officer who, under an Act, may appeal against, or apply for a review of, any of the following actions— disciplinary action taken against the public officer; the appointment or transfer of the public officer or another public officer to a position as a public officer; unfair treatment of the public officer. Whether or not the Act specifies grounds for the appeal or review, the public officer may also appeal the action or apply to have the action set aside because it was the taking of a reprisal against the public officer. Subsection (2) applies even if the decision on the hearing of the appeal or review is in the form of a recommendation. In this section— public officer includes an employee of a GOC. s 46 amd 2013 No. 19 s 120 sch 1 ; 2012 No. 33 s 192 sch (sec.46-ssec.1) This section applies to a public officer who, under an Act, may appeal against, or apply for a review of, any of the following actions— disciplinary action taken against the public officer; the appointment or transfer of the public officer or another public officer to a position as a public officer; unfair treatment of the public officer. (sec.46-ssec.2) Whether or not the Act specifies grounds for the appeal or review, the public officer may also appeal the action or apply to have the action set aside because it was the taking of a reprisal against the public officer. (sec.46-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies even if the decision on the hearing of the appeal or review is in the form of a recommendation. (sec.46-ssec.4) In this section— public officer includes an employee of a GOC. - (a) disciplinary action taken against the public officer; - (b) the appointment or transfer of the public officer or another public officer to a position as a public officer; - (c) unfair treatment of the public officer.