33AAAInterpretation

33AAA Interpretation

(1) In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears:

Committee means a Promotion Appeal Committee.

non‑appellable promotion means a promotion under section 50 to an office having:

(a) a classification equal to or higher than the classification of Senior Officer Grade C; or

(b) a classification equivalent to a classification referred to in paragraph (a), being a classification prescribed, or included in a class of classifications prescribed, by the regulations;

being a promotion notified in the Gazette after the commencement of section 20 of the Public Service Legislation (Streamlining) Act 1986.

prescribed day means:

(a) in relation to a promotion of an officer under section 49B, 50 or 50DA—the later of:

(i) a day ascertained in accordance with the regulations, being a day occurring not earlier than the day on which the promotion is notified in the Gazette; and

(ii) the day on which the office to which the officer is promoted becomes vacant; and

(b) in relation to a transfer of an officer under section 49, 50 or 50DA—the later of:

(i) a day ascertained in accordance with the regulations, being a day occurring not earlier than the day on which the officer is given notice of the transfer under subsection 49(4), 50(5A), 50DA(8) or 50DB(8), as the case requires; and

(ii) the day on which the office to which the officer is transferred becomes vacant.

promotion, in relation to an officer other than an SES officer, means a movement of the officer within the Service for the purpose of holding:

(a) an office of a higher classification than that of the office held by the officer immediately before the movement took place; or

(b) an office in respect of which the rate of salary payable is higher than the rate of salary that was payable in respect of the office held by the officer or, in the case of an unattached officer, to or in respect of the officer, immediately before the movement took place.

promotion, in relation to an SES officer, means a movement of the officer within the Service for the purpose of holding an office of a higher classification than that of the office held by the officer immediately before the movement took place.

Promotion Appeal Committee means a Promotion Appeal Committee established under Subdivision B of Division 2 of Part II of the Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984.