116ADirections to act

116A Directions to act > efficiency, in relation to an officer being considered by a Secretary for selection for a direction to perform duties of an office, means: (a) the abilities, qualifications, experience, standard of work performance and personal qualities of the officer, to the extent that the Secretary considers that those matters are relevant to the performance of duties of the office; and (b) the potential of the officer for further career development in the Service, and the ability of the officer to perform the duties of other offices in the Department of the same or equal classification, to the extent (if any) that the Secretary considers that those matters are relevant to the selection of an officer for 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 an office in that Department. (3) A direction, other than a direction required to be notified, takes effect on the day it is given or, where a later day is specified, on that later 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 a higher 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; (d) the costs expected to be associated with the performance of those duties by that officer; and (e) the need for officers to gain experience in the performance of those duties. (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 cause 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; or (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.