The Commission confirmed the QPS decision to refuse conversion of a long-term acting arrangement (over 4 years at AO7 level) to permanent employment at the higher classification, holding that genuine operational requirements under s 120(4)(a) of the Public Sector Act 2022 (Qld) were established by the ongoing organisational restructure arising from the QPS 100-day review. The Commission held that the prospect of the position ceasing to exist following the IT operating model redesign was not merely hypothetical but constituted a real possibility supported by concrete evidence of organisational change, including specific recommendations and Deputy Commissioner communications. The Commission also exercised its discretion to extend the appeal filing deadline by one day, accepting the appellant's genuine belief he had filed within time and his personal difficulties at the relevant period.
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