Consequences of an adverse testing outcome: alcohol
37 Consequences of an adverse testing outcome: alcohol
If testing of a selected prison officer returns a confirmed adverse test result for alcohol the chief executive officer may take one or more of the following actions in relation to that prison officer or contract prison officer —
refer the prison officer or contract prison officer to the Department’s employee welfare unit for review;
impose managerial interventions in relation to that prison officer or contract prison officer;
initiate removal action against a prison officer under the Prisons Act 1981 Part X or disciplinary action against a prison officer under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 Part 5 (where applicable);
revoke the permit of a contract prison officer to do high level security work under section 15P of the Act.
Subregulation (1) does not apply to a positive result to an alcohol test conducted under regulation 29 following a recall to duty, unless it is determined that the conduct of the prison officer or contract prison officer was inappropriate in the circumstances.
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