50JTransfer of officers by Secretary from one Department to another

##### 50J Transfer of officers by Secretary from one Department to another (1) Where: (a) an officer whom it is proposed to transfer to a vacant office under section 50 or 50DA is an officer performing duties in a Department other than the Department in which the vacant office exists; and (b) the officer or the Secretary of the first‑mentioned Department does not approve of the transfer being made; the transfer shall not be made unless the relevant approving authority has approved the making of that transfer. (2) The relevant approving authority shall not approve the transfer of an officer performing duties in a Department to a vacant office in another Department unless: (a) a reasonable opportunity has been given to the Secretary of each Department and to the officer to furnish submissions to the authority either in support of or against the making of the transfer; and (b) the authority has considered any submissions so furnished. (3) For the purposes of this section, a reference to the relevant approving authority in relation to the transfer of an officer performing duties in a Department to a vacant office in another Department shall be read as a reference to: (a) in the case of the transfer of an officer performing duties in the Department of the Senate—the President of the Senate; (b) in the case of the transfer of an officer performing duties in the Department of the House of Representatives—the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (c) in the case of the transfer of an officer performing duties in the Department of the Parliamentary Library, the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff or the Joint House Department—the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (d) in the case of the transfer of an officer performing duties in any other Department—the Board.