48Appointments on probation

#### 48 Appointments on probation 48 Appointments on probation > > (1) Unless the Secretary, in a particular case or class of cases, otherwise determines, a person who is not an officer of the Teaching Service when the person is appointed by the Secretary to a position in that service shall be appointed on probation, which shall be for a period of 12 months or such longer period as the Secretary may in any particular case or class of cases determine. > > > (2) The Secretary may— > > > > > (a) after the expiration of the period of probation for which a person is so appointed, confirm or annul the appointment, or > > > > > (b) during the period of probation for which a person is so appointed, extend the period of probation or annul the appointment. > > > (3) If a person’s appointment is so annulled, the person ceases to be an officer, unless appointed to another position as an officer. > > > (4) (Repealed) > > > (5) A person who, by reason of the annulment of an appointment, ceases to be a member of the Teaching Service under this section is not entitled to appeal to the Industrial Relations Commission against the annulment. > > > (6) Action is not required to be taken under Part 4A in order to annul an appointment under subsection (2). > > > (7) (Repealed) > > **s 48:** Am 1980 No 24, Sch 4; 1989 No 105, Sch 1; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 \[10\] \[14\] \[17\] \[18\]; 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 \[4\]–\[6\]; 2010 No 54, Sch 3.18 \[1\]; 2014 No 22, Sch 2 \[9\].