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sec.17Meaning of public sector disciplinary law for particular persons— Act , sch 2
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### sec.17 Meaning of public sector disciplinary law for particular persons— Act , sch 2
This section applies in relation to—
a person who the chief executive of the Queensland Ambulance Service proposes, under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , to employ in, or second to, the Queensland Ambulance Service; or
a person who the commissioner under the Fire Services Act 1990 proposes, under that Act, to employ as the chief fire officer or to employ in, or second to, Queensland Fire and Rescue or Rural Fire Service Queensland.
For schedule 2 of the Act , definition public sector disciplinary law , paragraph (g) , the following laws are prescribed—
a law of another State that provides for the same, or substantially the same, matters as the Act ;
for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) —a law of another State that provides for the discipline of persons engaged in employment that is equivalent, or substantially equivalent, to employment under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , section 13 ;
for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (b) —a law of another State that provides for the discipline of persons engaged in employment that is equivalent, or substantially equivalent, to employment under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 25 ;
a code of practice or other instrument under a law mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) providing for disciplinary matters.
s 17 amd 2024 Act No. 22 s 92 sch 1
(sec.17-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to— a person who the chief executive of the Queensland Ambulance Service proposes, under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , to employ in, or second to, the Queensland Ambulance Service; or a person who the commissioner under the Fire Services Act 1990 proposes, under that Act, to employ as the chief fire officer or to employ in, or second to, Queensland Fire and Rescue or Rural Fire Service Queensland.
(sec.17-ssec.2) For schedule 2 of the Act , definition public sector disciplinary law , paragraph (g) , the following laws are prescribed— a law of another State that provides for the same, or substantially the same, matters as the Act ; for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) —a law of another State that provides for the discipline of persons engaged in employment that is equivalent, or substantially equivalent, to employment under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , section 13 ; for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (b) —a law of another State that provides for the discipline of persons engaged in employment that is equivalent, or substantially equivalent, to employment under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 25 ; a code of practice or other instrument under a law mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) providing for disciplinary matters.
- (a) a person who the chief executive of the Queensland Ambulance Service proposes, under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , to employ in, or second to, the Queensland Ambulance Service; or
- (b) a person who the commissioner under the Fire Services Act 1990 proposes, under that Act, to employ as the chief fire officer or to employ in, or second to, Queensland Fire and Rescue or Rural Fire Service Queensland.
- (a) a law of another State that provides for the same, or substantially the same, matters as the Act ;
- (b) for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) —a law of another State that provides for the discipline of persons engaged in employment that is equivalent, or substantially equivalent, to employment under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , section 13 ;
- (c) for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (b) —a law of another State that provides for the discipline of persons engaged in employment that is equivalent, or substantially equivalent, to employment under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 25 ;
- (d) a code of practice or other instrument under a law mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) providing for disciplinary matters.