87Promotion on advice of joint selection committee

87 Promotion on advice of joint selection committee (1) The head of service may promote an officer to fill a vacant office if— (a) a joint selection committee is established in relation to the promotion; and (b) the committee recommends the promotion. (2) If a joint selection committee makes a recommendation to the head of service about a promotion the head of service may— (a) accept the recommendation; or (b) not accept the recommendation.

(3) A decision to promote under this section is not an appellable decision or a reviewable decision if the promotion is in accordance with— (a) the recommendation of a joint selection committee agreed to by the principal union (a union agreed joint selection committee); or (b) the unanimous recommendation of a management initiated joint selection committee. (4) A decision to promote under this section is an appellable decision and a reviewable decision if— (a) an officer is promoted to an appellable classification; and (b) the officer seeking to appeal applied for promotion to the position; and (c) the promotion is not in accordance with— (i) the recommendation of a union agreed joint selection committee; or (ii) the unanimous recommendation of a management initiated joint selection committee.