Terms used
80A Terms used
In this Division —
disciplinary action, in relation to a breach of discipline by an employee, means any one or more of the following —
a reprimand;
the imposition of a fine not exceeding an amount equal to the amount of remuneration received by the employee in respect of the last 5 days during which the employee was at work as an employee before the day on which the finding of the breach of discipline was made;
transferring the employee to another public sector body with the consent of the employing authority of that public sector body;
if the employee is not a chief executive officer or chief employee, transferring the employee to another office, post or position in the public sector body in which the employee is employed;
reduction in the monetary remuneration of the employee;
reduction in the level of classification of the employee;
dismissal;
redeployment direction breach of discipline means a breach of discipline arising out of disobedience to, or disregard of, a lawful redeployment direction;
serious offence means —
an indictable offence against a law of the State (whether or not the offence is or may be dealt with summarily), another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth or the Commonwealth; or
an offence against the law of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth that would be an indictable offence against a law of this State if committed in this State (whether or not the offence could be dealt with summarily if committed in this jurisdiction); or
an offence against the law of a foreign country that would be an indictable offence against a law of the Commonwealth or this State if committed in this State (whether or not the offence could be dealt with summarily if committed in this jurisdiction); or
an offence, or an offence of a class, prescribed under section 108.
[Section 80A inserted: No. 39 of 2010 s. 96; amended: No. 43 of 2024 s. 152.]
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