5.22Entitlement to review

5.22 Entitlement to review

(1) A non‑SES employee (the affected employee) is entitled to review of APS action under this Division if the action is: (a) action by: (i) an Agency Head; or (ii) an APS employee; or (iii) the Australian Public Service Commissioner under section 41B of the Act; and (b) reviewable action (including the action of finding that the affected employee has breached the Code of Conduct).

Note: A locally engaged employee is not an APS employee and, therefore, is not entitled to review of action under this Division.

(2) If the affected employee makes an application for review under this Division, the affected employee ceases to be entitled to review under this Division if, after the application is made: (a) the employee ceases to be employed; or (b) the employee is promoted to an SES position. (3) A former APS employee is not entitled to review under this Division.

Note: For rights of former APS employees to review, see Part 7.

32 Subregulation 5.23(3)

Omit “or committee that”, substitute “who”.

33 Paragraph 5.23(3)(a)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(a) the application by the affected employee for review of the action is misconceived or lacking in substance;

34 At the end of regulation 5.23

Add:

(4) Also, an action mentioned in an item of the table is not, or ceases to be, reviewable action if a circumstance mentioned in the item applies.

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:348.75pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Actions that are not, or cease to be, reviewable</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:166.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Action</span></p></td><td style="width:129pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Circumstance</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:166.4pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>An application for primary review of an APS action made to an affected employee’s Agency Head under subregulation</span><span> </span><span>5.24(1)</span></p></td><td style="width:129pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The application is not made within 120 days of the APS action</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:166.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>An application for primary review of an APS action made to the Merit Protection Commissioner under paragraph</span><span> </span><span>5.24(2)(a)</span></p></td><td style="width:129pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The application is not made within 60 days of the determination that the affected employee has breached the Code of Conduct</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:166.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>An application for primary review of an APS action made to the Merit Protection Commissioner under paragraph</span><span> </span><span>5.24(2)(b)</span></p></td><td style="width:129pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The application is not made within 60 days of the sanction for breach of the Code of Conduct being imposed</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:166.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>An application for primary review of an APS action made to the Merit Protection Commissioner under subregulation</span><span> </span><span>5.24(3)</span></p></td><td style="width:129pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The application is not made within 60 days of the APS action</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:166.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>An application made to the Merit Protection Commissioner for secondary review of an APS action if the Agency Head has told the affected employee under regulation</span><span> </span><span>5.26 that the APS action is not reviewable</span></p></td><td style="width:129pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The application is not made within 60 days of the affected employee being told that the APS action is not reviewable</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:166.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>An application made to the Merit Protection Commissioner for secondary review of an APS action if:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a)</span><span style="width:3.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>the Agency Head has told the affected employee of the Agency Head’s decision under subregulation</span><span> </span><span>5.27(5); and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b)</span><span style="width:2.54pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>the affected employee is dissatisfied with the decision</span></p></td><td style="width:129pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The application is not made within 60 days of the affected employee being told of the Agency Head’s decision</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:166.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>An application made to the Merit Protection Commissioner for secondary review of an APS action</span></p></td><td style="width:129pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The application for primary review of the action was an application referred to in item</span><span> </span><span>1</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>