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Public Sector Ethics Act 1994
sec.24Disciplinary action for contravention of code of conduct or standard of practice
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### sec.24 Disciplinary action for contravention of code of conduct or standard of practice
It is the intention of Parliament that any disciplinary action for a contravention of an approved code of conduct or an approved standard of practice by a public official should be dealt with under—
if the official is a public service officer—the Public Sector Act 2022 ; or
if the official is a local government employee—the local government legislation applying to the local government; or
if the official is not a public service officer or a local government employee but there are disciplinary processes applying to the official—the disciplinary processes; or
if there are no disciplinary processes applying to the official—the regulations.
s 24 amd 1996 No. 37 s 147 sch 2 ; 2009 No. 25 s 83 sch ; 2010 No. 37 s 101 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
- (a) if the official is a public service officer—the Public Sector Act 2022 ; or
- (b) if the official is a local government employee—the local government legislation applying to the local government; or
- (c) if the official is not a public service officer or a local government employee but there are disciplinary processes applying to the official—the disciplinary processes; or
- (d) if there are no disciplinary processes applying to the official—the regulations.