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sec.254Minister or council may ask for public sector review
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### sec.254 Minister or council may ask for public sector review
The Minister or the council (each a referring entity ) may, by signed notice, ask a reviewing entity to conduct a public sector review.
However, a referring entity can not ask for a public sector review about any of the following entities—
the Crime and Corruption Commission;
the Office of the Information Commissioner established under the Right to Information Act 2009 ;
the integrity office;
the Office of the Ombudsman established under the Ombudsman Act 2001 ;
the Electoral Commission of Queensland established under the Electoral Act 1992 ;
the Queensland Human Rights Commission established under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 ;
another entity prescribed by regulation for this paragraph.
Also, a referring entity can not ask for a public sector review about an individual.
The notice under subsection (1) must state the terms of reference for the public sector review, including the timeframe within which the review is to be completed.
If the reviewing entity is an appropriately qualified person other than the commissioner or a special commissioner, the reviewing entity may delegate a function relating to the conduct of the review to another appropriately qualified person.
See also sections 283 and 284 .
s 254 amd 2022 No. 33 s 66
(sec.254-ssec.1) The Minister or the council (each a referring entity ) may, by signed notice, ask a reviewing entity to conduct a public sector review.
(sec.254-ssec.2) However, a referring entity can not ask for a public sector review about any of the following entities— the Crime and Corruption Commission; the Office of the Information Commissioner established under the Right to Information Act 2009 ; the integrity office; the Office of the Ombudsman established under the Ombudsman Act 2001 ; the Electoral Commission of Queensland established under the Electoral Act 1992 ; the Queensland Human Rights Commission established under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 ; another entity prescribed by regulation for this paragraph.
(sec.254-ssec.3) Also, a referring entity can not ask for a public sector review about an individual.
(sec.254-ssec.4) The notice under subsection (1) must state the terms of reference for the public sector review, including the timeframe within which the review is to be completed.
(sec.254-ssec.5) If the reviewing entity is an appropriately qualified person other than the commissioner or a special commissioner, the reviewing entity may delegate a function relating to the conduct of the review to another appropriately qualified person. See also sections 283 and 284 .
- (a) the Crime and Corruption Commission;
- (b) the Office of the Information Commissioner established under the Right to Information Act 2009 ;
- (c) the integrity office;
- (d) the Office of the Ombudsman established under the Ombudsman Act 2001 ;
- (ea) the Electoral Commission of Queensland established under the Electoral Act 1992 ;
- (eb) the Queensland Human Rights Commission established under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 ;
- (e) another entity prescribed by regulation for this paragraph.