106Training offices

106 Training offices (1) The head of service may prescribe— (a) required training for a class of office (a training office); and (b) a class of office with a higher classification to which an officer occupying a training office may be promoted on satisfactory completion of the required training (a related qualified office). (2) If the head of service is satisfied an officer has satisfactorily completed the required training for a training office— (a) if there is a vacant related qualified office—the head of service must promote the officer to the office; or (b) if there is no vacant related qualified office—the officer— (i) becomes an unattached officer until a related qualified office becomes vacant; and (ii) is taken to have the classification of the related qualified office. (3) If a related qualified office becomes vacant, the head of service— (a) must transfer to the office the unattached officer who has been waiting for a related qualified office to become vacant for the longest period; or (b) may, if no officers have completed the required training— (i) for a full-time qualified office—promote to the office the first full-time officer to complete the training; or (ii) for a part-time qualified office—promote to the office the first part-time officer to complete the training; or (iii) if subparagraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply—appoint, transfer or promote another person to the office. (4) If 2 or more officers satisfactorily completed the required training for a training office on the same day, the officers are taken to have completed the training in order of merit, with the officer achieving the highest mark taken to have completed first. (5) A promotion under this section takes effect on the day the promotion is made. Other movement within the service Division 5.7