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### sec.9 Meaning of employee record
Each of the following documents is, to the extent the document contains information about a prescribed employee, an employee record —
a report, correspondence item or other document about the employee’s work performance, work conduct or work history;
a medical report about the employee;
a written allegation of misconduct by the employee.
However, none of the following documents is an employee record about the prescribed employee—
a medical report about the employee indicating that disclosure of information in the report to the employee might be prejudicial to the employee’s mental or physical health or wellbeing;
a document created by an appropriately qualified person for the primary purpose of providing a professional counselling service to another public service employee that contains information about the employee;
a document about the employee that—
is a public interest disclosure, or a record of a public interest disclosure, made under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 ; or
was brought into existence for the administration of that Act;
a document about the employee relating to suspected corrupt conduct under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 or an investigation of the conduct;
a document about the employee relating to a suspected criminal offence or an investigation of the offence;
a document that is subject to legal professional privilege.
In this section—
misconduct see section 91 (5) of the Act .
(sec.9-ssec.1) Each of the following documents is, to the extent the document contains information about a prescribed employee, an employee record — a report, correspondence item or other document about the employee’s work performance, work conduct or work history; a medical report about the employee; a written allegation of misconduct by the employee.
(sec.9-ssec.2) However, none of the following documents is an employee record about the prescribed employee— a medical report about the employee indicating that disclosure of information in the report to the employee might be prejudicial to the employee’s mental or physical health or wellbeing; a document created by an appropriately qualified person for the primary purpose of providing a professional counselling service to another public service employee that contains information about the employee; a document about the employee that— is a public interest disclosure, or a record of a public interest disclosure, made under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 ; or was brought into existence for the administration of that Act; a document about the employee relating to suspected corrupt conduct under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 or an investigation of the conduct; a document about the employee relating to a suspected criminal offence or an investigation of the offence; a document that is subject to legal professional privilege.
(sec.9-ssec.3) In this section— misconduct see section 91 (5) of the Act .
- (a) a report, correspondence item or other document about the employee’s work performance, work conduct or work history;
- (b) a medical report about the employee;
- (c) a written allegation of misconduct by the employee.
- (a) a medical report about the employee indicating that disclosure of information in the report to the employee might be prejudicial to the employee’s mental or physical health or wellbeing;
- (b) a document created by an appropriately qualified person for the primary purpose of providing a professional counselling service to another public service employee that contains information about the employee;
- (c) a document about the employee that— (i) is a public interest disclosure, or a record of a public interest disclosure, made under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 ; or (ii) was brought into existence for the administration of that Act;
- (i) is a public interest disclosure, or a record of a public interest disclosure, made under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 ; or
- (ii) was brought into existence for the administration of that Act;
- (d) a document about the employee relating to suspected corrupt conduct under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 or an investigation of the conduct;
- (e) a document about the employee relating to a suspected criminal offence or an investigation of the offence;
- (f) a document that is subject to legal professional privilege.
- (i) is a public interest disclosure, or a record of a public interest disclosure, made under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 ; or
- (ii) was brought into existence for the administration of that Act;