Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if—
(a) a disciplinary ground arises in relation to an ambulance service officer or fire service officer (the former service officer); and
(b) after the disciplinary ground arises, the officer's employment as an ambulance service officer or fire service officer ends for any reason; and
(c) the officer is a public service employee in a department.
(2) However, this section does not apply in relation to a former service officer if—
(a) the officer was an ambulance service officer and the previous or employing chief executive has taken, is taking, or intends to take action against the officer under the Ambulance Service Act 1991, part 2, division 4, subdivision 3; or
(b) the officer was a fire service officer and the previous or employing chief executive has taken, is taking, or intends to take action against the officer under the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990, part 4, division 3, subdivision 3.
(3) The previous chief executive may make a disciplinary finding about the disciplinary ground even though the former service officer is no longer employed in the service for which the previous chief executive is the chief executive.
(4) Despite subsection (3) and without limiting or being limited by any other power of delegation under any Act, the previous chief executive may delegate to the employing chief executive the authority under subsection (3) to make a disciplinary finding about the former service officer.
(5) If—
(a) the previous chief executive makes a disciplinary finding about the disciplinary ground; and
(b) the previous chief executive and the person's employing chief executive agree that disciplinary action against the former service officer is reasonable in the circumstances;
the employing chief executive may take disciplinary action against the officer under section 188 as if a disciplinary ground exists.
(6) If—
(a) the previous chief executive delegates to the employing chief executive the authority under subsection (4) to make a disciplinary finding about the former service officer; and
(b) the employing chief executive makes a disciplinary finding about the former service officer;
the employing chief executive may take disciplinary action against the officer under section 188 without the agreement of the previous chief executive.
(7) The previous chief executive may give to the employing chief executive any information about the person or a disciplinary ground relating to the person to help the employing chief executive to perform a function under subsection (5) or (6) in relation to the person.
(8) If, in relation to a person who was an ambulance service officer or fire service officer, a chief executive is both the previous chief executive and employing chief executive, this section applies with necessary changes to allow the chief executive to take disciplinary action against the person as provided under this section.
(9) In this section—
employing chief executive, for a person, means the chief executive of the department in which the person is employed.
previous chief executive means—
(a) for a person who was an ambulance service officer—the ambulance service chief executive; or
(b) for a person who was a fire service officer—the fire service chief executive.