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114 Becoming unattached officer
(1) The head of service may, with the written consent of an officer, state,
in writing, that the officer will become an unattached officer on a
particular day.
Note 1 An officer may also become an unattached officer under s 65 (2) (b)
(Reclassification of office) or s 106 (2) (b) (Training offices).
Note 2 An officer may be declared to be an unattached officer under s 123
(Reduction in classification or retirement).
(2) The office occupied by the officer becomes vacant on the day the
officer becomes an unattached officer.
(3) Unless otherwise agreed between the head of service and the
unattached officer, the unattached officer—
(a) is included in the administrative unit in which the unattached
officer occupied an office immediately before becoming
unattached; and
(b) has the classification of the office that the unattached officer
occupied immediately before becoming unattached; and
(c) has the hours of attendance of the office that the unattached
officer occupied immediately before becoming unattached.
Unattached officers Division 5.9