30Requirement for Agency Heads to respond to review outcomes

#### 30 Requirement for Agency Heads to respond to review outcomes (1) This section applies if a review has been conducted under this Division in relation to a selection process undertaken by an Agency. (2) The Agency Head must notify the Merit Protection Commissioner, by written notice, of the following in relation to the review: (a) if a determination is made under paragraph 24(2)(a)—the action taken in relation to the determination; (b) if one or more recommendations are made under section 24 or 29—for each recommendation: (i) whether the Agency Head accepts the recommendation; and (ii) if the Agency Head does not accept the recommendation, the reasons why the recommendation is not accepted. (3) The notice must be provided to the Merit Protection Commissioner by: (a) 5 pm of the 14th day after the day the Agency Head is informed of the outcomes of the review; or (b) if, before the end of that period, the Merit Protection Commissioner agrees to a longer period—5 pm of the last day of that longer period. Merit Protection Commissioner to notify Australian Public Service Commissioner if recommendations are not accepted (4) If the Merit Protection Commissioner is notified that a recommendation is not accepted, the Merit Protection Commissioner must provide the following to the Australian Public Service Commissioner: (a) the notice; (b) the reasons included with the notice as to why the recommendation is not accepted.