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sec.71Chief executive may require person to disclose serious disciplinary action
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### sec.71 Chief executive may require person to disclose serious disciplinary action
This section applies if the chief executive of a public sector entity proposes to employ a person in, or second a person to, the entity.
The chief executive may, under a directive, require the person to give the chief executive a notice stating the particulars of any serious disciplinary action taken against the person.
The person must comply with the requirement before the employment or secondment takes effect and within the period and in the way stated by the chief executive.
The chief executive is not required to further consider the person for the employment or secondment if the person—
fails to comply with the requirement; or
gives false or misleading information in response to the requirement.
(sec.71-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive of a public sector entity proposes to employ a person in, or second a person to, the entity.
(sec.71-ssec.2) The chief executive may, under a directive, require the person to give the chief executive a notice stating the particulars of any serious disciplinary action taken against the person.
(sec.71-ssec.3) The person must comply with the requirement before the employment or secondment takes effect and within the period and in the way stated by the chief executive.
(sec.71-ssec.4) The chief executive is not required to further consider the person for the employment or secondment if the person— fails to comply with the requirement; or gives false or misleading information in response to the requirement.
- (a) fails to comply with the requirement; or
- (b) gives false or misleading information in response to the requirement.