56Meaning of failure to fulfil duty as officer

##### 56 Meaning of failure to fulfil duty as officer For the purposes of this Subdivision and Subdivisions B, C and E, an officer shall be taken to have failed to fulfil his duty as an officer if and only if: (a) he wilfully disobeys, or wilfully disregards, a direction given by a person having authority to give the direction, being a direction with which it is his duty as an officer to comply; (b) he is inefficient or incompetent for reasons or causes within his own control; (c) he is negligent or careless in the discharge of his duties; (d) he engages in improper conduct as an officer; (e) he engages in improper conduct otherwise than as an officer, being conduct that affects adversely the performance of his duties or brings the Service into disrepute; (ea) the officer engages in conduct (including patronage, favouritism or discrimination) in breach of section 33; (f) he contravenes or fails to comply with: (i) a provision of this Act, of the regulations or of a determination in force under subsection 9(7A) or section 82D, being a provision that is applicable to him; or (ii) the terms and conditions upon which he is employed; or (g) he has, whether before or after becoming an officer, wilfully supplied to an officer or another person acting on behalf of the Commonwealth incorrect or misleading information in connexion with his appointment to the Service.