Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 2008 - SECT 188B

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the chief executive of a department asks the chief executive of another department (the other chief executive) for disciplinary information that the other chief executive has about a person who is or was a public service employee; and

(b) the information is reasonably necessary for the chief executive to make a decision about—

(i) an appointment or employment, or continued appointment or employment, of the person to the chief executive's department; or

(ii) a disciplinary finding, disciplinary action or disciplinary declaration the chief executive is considering in relation to the person.

(2) The other chief executive must give the disciplinary information to the chief executive unless the other chief executive is reasonably satisfied that giving the information may prejudice the investigation of a suspected contravention of the law in a particular case.

(3) In this section—

disciplinary information, in relation to a request made of a chief executive about a person, means information about the following made or taken against the person under a public sector disciplinary law by the chief executive or another entity—

(a) a current investigation into whether the person should be disciplined;

(b) a finding that the person should be disciplined;

(c) possible disciplinary action under consideration;

(d) disciplinary action, including a disciplinary declaration.