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sec.97Chief executive may ask another chief executive for disciplinary information
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### sec.97 Chief executive may ask another chief executive for disciplinary information
The chief executive of a public sector entity may ask the chief executive of another public sector entity (the other chief executive ) for disciplinary information in the possession of the other chief executive about a person who is or was a public sector employee if the chief executive believes the information is necessary to make a decision about—
employment, or continuing the employment, of the person as a public sector employee in the entity; or
a disciplinary finding, disciplinary action or a disciplinary declaration the chief executive is considering in relation to the person.
The other chief executive must give the chief executive the disciplinary information unless the other chief executive is satisfied that giving the information may prejudice the investigation of a suspected contravention of the law in a particular case.
In this section—
disciplinary information , in relation to a request made of a chief executive about a person, means information about any of the following made or taken against the person under a public sector disciplinary law by the chief executive or another entity—
a finding that the person should be disciplined;
possible disciplinary action under consideration;
disciplinary action;
a disciplinary declaration.
(sec.97-ssec.1) The chief executive of a public sector entity may ask the chief executive of another public sector entity (the other chief executive ) for disciplinary information in the possession of the other chief executive about a person who is or was a public sector employee if the chief executive believes the information is necessary to make a decision about— employment, or continuing the employment, of the person as a public sector employee in the entity; or a disciplinary finding, disciplinary action or a disciplinary declaration the chief executive is considering in relation to the person.
(sec.97-ssec.2) The other chief executive must give the chief executive the disciplinary information unless the other chief executive is satisfied that giving the information may prejudice the investigation of a suspected contravention of the law in a particular case.
(sec.97-ssec.3) In this section— disciplinary information , in relation to a request made of a chief executive about a person, means information about any of the following made or taken against the person under a public sector disciplinary law by the chief executive or another entity— a finding that the person should be disciplined; possible disciplinary action under consideration; disciplinary action; a disciplinary declaration.
- (a) employment, or continuing the employment, of the person as a public sector employee in the entity; or
- (b) a disciplinary finding, disciplinary action or a disciplinary declaration the chief executive is considering in relation to the person.
- (a) a finding that the person should be disciplined;
- (b) possible disciplinary action under consideration;
- (c) disciplinary action;
- (d) a disciplinary declaration.