Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00581:section:27:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00581
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 27 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 44681–47345

this section applies was suspended from duty immediately before the commencing day, the suspension operates on and after the commencing day as if it had been imposed by the relevant Commission under the relevant Act.
 (7)  Where Division 6 of Part V of the relevant Act is extended to apply to a class of employees, subsections (1), (2), (6) and (8) of this section, apply as if references in those subsections to an officer included references to an employee included in that class of employees and employees included in that class of employees who were engaged as employees in pursuance of this Part had been appointed under this Part.
 (8) In this section:
 (a) a reference to an officer to whom this section applies is a reference to an officer of the Australian Postal Commission Service or of the Australian Telecommunications Commission Service who is deemed to have been appointed to that Service under this Part;
 (b) a reference to the relevant Commission is:
 (i) in relation to an officer in the Australian Postal Commission Service—a reference to the Australian Postal Commission; and
 (ii) in relation to an officer in the Australian Telecommunications Service—a reference to the Australian Telecommunications Commission;
 (c) a reference to the relevant Act is:
 (i) in relation to an officer in the Australian Postal Commission Service—a reference to the Postal Services Act 1975; and
 (ii) in relation to an officer in the Australian Telecommunications Commission Service—a reference to the Telecommunications Act 1975;
 (d) a reference to the appropriate subsection is:
 (i) in relation to an officer in the Australian Postal Commission Service—a reference to subsection 61(9) of the Postal Services Act 1975; and
 (ii) in relation to an officer in the Australian Telecommunications Commission Service—a reference to subsection 58(9) of the Telecommunications Act 1975; and
 (e) a reference to the relevant authorized officer is:
 (i) in relation to an officer in the Australian Postal Commission Service—an officer authorized for the purposes of subsection 61(5) of the Postal Services Act 1975; and
 (ii)  in relation to an officer in the Australian Telecommunications Commission Service—an officer authorized for the purposes of subsection 58(5) of the Telecommunications Act 1975.
 (9) For the purposes of this section:
 (a) a charge shall be taken not to have been disposed of if it has not been withdrawn and the Chief Officer has not either dismissed the charge or found the charge to have been sustained; and
 (b) an appeal shall be taken not to have been disposed of if it has not been withdrawn and it has not been heard and determined.