Public Sector Management Act 1994

This section applies to a confirmed officer if the director-general of the officer’s administrative unit is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the officer is—

incapacitated; or

ineligible for the officer’s office; or

an excess officer.

The director-general must—

take reasonable steps to find a vacant office that the officer is eligible for; and

if the director-general finds a suitable vacant office—

in writing, offer the office to the officer; and

if the officer consents to be transferred—transfer the officer to the office; and

if the officer does not consent to be transferred—refer the proposed redeployment to the head of service; and

if the director-general does not find a suitable vacant office—refer the proposed redeployment to the head of service.

If the redeployment is referred to the head of service, the head of service must—

take reasonable steps to find a vacant office in the service that the officer is eligible for; and

if the head of service finds a suitable vacant office—

in writing, offer the office to the officer; and

if the officer consents to be transferred—transfer the officer to the office.

If the head of service cannot find a suitable vacant office to which the officer consents to be transferred the head of service must, in writing, refer the unsuccessful redeployment to the director-general.