108Directions to act

108 Directions to act > direction means a direction under subregulation (2). > efficiency, in relation to the selection of an officer to perform duties of an office, has the same meaning as in section 49C of the Act. > specified, in relation to a direction, means specified in that direction. (2) The Secretary of a Department may give a direction in writing to an officer to perform temporarily the whole, or a specified part, of the duties of a Senior Executive Service office in that Department the classification of which is not the same as, or equal to, the classification of the officer. (3) A direction takes effect on the day it is given or, where a later day is specified, on that day. (4) A direction shall be expressed to continue in force: (a) until the expiration of a specified day; or and, subject to subregulation (9), shall cease to have effect accordingly. (5) A direction shall not be expressed to operate “until further notice” or to that effect. (6) In selecting an officer for a direction to perform duties of an office, the Secretary of a Department shall have regard to: (a) the efficiency of the officer; (b) the relative importance to the Department of performance of those duties and of performance of the other work of the Department; (c) the duration of the period during which those duties are to be performed by that officer; and (d) the costs expected to be associated with the performance of those duties by that officer. (7) Notwithstanding subregulation (2), a Secretary of a Department shall not give a direction to an officer in another Department without the approval of the Secretary of that other Department or the Board. (8) A Secretary of a Department may, under subregulation (7), withhold his or her approval of a direction to perform duties where the Secretary considers that the performance of those duties by that officer would give rise to substantial difficulties or inefficiencies in the management or functioning of that Department. (9) Where an officer is given a direction to perform duties of an office in a Department, the Secretary of the Department may, by writing: (a) revoke the direction at any time; and (b) vary the direction at any time by requiring the officer not to perform, or to cease performing, part of those duties after that time. Division 4 Transfers and promotions to offices other than offices of Secretaries and Senior Executive Service offices