an Australian Capital Territory Schools component;

an Australian Capital Territory Technical and Further Education component;

a general component; and

such other components as are prescribed.

in the case of the Australian Capital Territory Schools component-the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, the office for the time being designated for the purposes of that component by the Secretary by writing signed by the Secretary;

in the case of the Australian Capital Territory Technical and Further Education component-the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, an office in the Australian Public Service for the time being designated for the purposes of that component by the Secretary by writing signed by him;

in the case of the general component-the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, the office of Secretary or, if another office in the Australian Public Service is for the time being designated for the purposes of that component by the Secretary by writing signed by him-the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, that other office; and

in the case of any other component:

in a case to which neither subparagraph (ii) nor (iii) applies-the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, the office of Secretary;

if an office in the Australian Public Service is for the time being designated for the purposes of that component by the Secretary by writing signed by him and subparagraph (iii) does not apply-the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, that office; or

if the regulations designate a particular office for the purposes of that component-the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, that office.

he is an Australian citizen;

he possesses such educational qualifications, and such other qualifications (if any), as are determined by the relevant authority;

the relevant authority is satisfied as to his health and physical fitness;

the relevant authority is satisfied that he is a fit and proper person to be an officer; and

he makes and subscribes, before the relevant authority, a person appointed by the relevant authority or a justice of the peace, an oath or affirmation of allegiance in accordance with the form of oath or affirmation in the Second Schedule.

the appointment of a specified person to any position in the Service; or

the appointment of any person to a specifiedposition, or to a position included in a specified class of positions, in the Service.

(a) any of the provisions of a determination made under Public Service Act 1922 as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time; orsection 82D of the

any of the provisions of another determination made under subsection (4), or of a determination made under subsection 23(4), as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time.

the classes of positions in respect of which applications for appointment are invited;

the salaries, or limits of salaries, that will be applicable upon appointment;

where applicable:

the age limits for appointment;

the qualifications required to be possessed before appointment and the period, if any, within which the qualifications or any of them must have been obtained; and

the date on which persons who obtained or obtain the required qualifications during a period specified for the purposes of the last preceding subparagraph will cease to be qualified for appointment by virtue of those qualifications;

the manner of ascertaining the order in which offers of appointmentwill be made;

the date by which applications for appointment are required to be received; and

such other matters, if any, as the relevant authority considersdesirable.

confirm the appointment;

terminate the appointment; or

direct that the probationer continue on probation for such further period (not being a period exceeding six months) as the relevant authority thinks fit.

(a) any of the provisions of a determination made under Public Service Act 1922 as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time; orsection 82D of the

any of the provisions of another determination made under subsection (4), or of a determination made under subsection 20(4), as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time.

the relevant authority makes an alteration of the classification of a position in a case where there is no other position having the same classification as that position; and

the relevant authority declares in writing that that alteration is related to an alteration in respect of which a direction is or has been given under the last preceding subsection;

the relevant authority may direct in writing that subsection (2) shall not apply in relation to that first-mentioned alteration and, in that case, that subsection does not apply.

the abilities, qualifications, experience, standard of work performance and personal qualities of each officer, to the extent that the relevant authority considers that those matters are relevant to the performance of the duties of the position; and

the potential of each officer for further career development in the Service, and the ability of each officer to perform the duties of other positions of the same or equal classification in the component of the Service in relation to which the authority is the relevant authority, to the extent (if any) that the relevant authority considers that those matters are relevant to the selection of an officer to hold the position.

is provisional and without increased salary pending confirmation of the promotion;

shall be made known to the officers as prescribed; and

is subject to appeal as provided by this section.

the abilities, qualifications, experience, standard of work performance and personal qualities of each officer, to the extent that the Board considers that those matters are relevant to the performance of the duties of the position; and

if and only if the relevant authority who made the promotion has indicated that, for the purpose of forming an opinion under the authority is the relevant authority-that matter.section 28, the relevant authority had regard to the potential of officers for further career development in the Service, or the ability of officers to perform the duties of other positions of the same or equal classification in the component of the Service in relation to which

unless paragraph (b) applies-allow or disallow the appeal or appeals so as to give effect to its opinion; or

if the Board has formed the opinion that none of the officers concerned is capable of efficiently performing the duties of the office-disallow the appeal or appeals and the relevant authority shall cancel the promotion.

the appeal is withdrawn;

the appellant ceases to be an officer; or

the appellant ceases, by reason of the confirmation of his promotion to another position or for any other reason, to be eligible for promotion to the position concerned.

a Chairman appointed by the Minister;

an officer appointed by the relevant authority; and

an officer nominated, as provided by the regulations, to represent the officers of the Service.

in the case of an oath or affirmation by the Chairman-before the relevant authority, a person appointed by the relevant authority or a justice of the peace; and

in any other case-before the Chairman.

cause notification of the vacancy, being a notification indicating that the relevant authority proposes that the vacancy be filled by a transfer or promotion under this section, to be given in the Gazette; and

arrange for the establishment of a Joint Selection Committee for the purpose of giving advice to the relevant authority with respect to the filling of the vacancy.

a Chairperson appointed by the Minister; and

not fewer than 2 and not more than 3 other persons appointed by the relevant authority.

a Joint Selection Committee has been constituted under subsection (1) for the purpose of giving advice to the relevant authority with respect to the filling of a vacancy under section 31; and

before the Committee gives such advice, a member of the Committee ceases to take part in the deliberations of the Committee;

the Committee shall be reconstituted by the remaining members and another member appointed in accordance with subsection (1).

if a majority of members are of the same opinion-the advice of the majority shall be deemed to be the advice of the Committee;

if the members are equally divided in opinion-the advice of the Chairperson shall be deemed to be the advice of the Committee; and

if 2 members only are of the same opinion and the remaining members are divided in opinion-the advice of the first-mentioned 2 members shall be deemed to be the advice of the Committee.

shall be notified in the Gazette as a promotion made in accordance with the advice of a Joint Selection Committee; and

is not subject to appeal.

returns to duty; or

explains his or her absence and seeks the permission of the relevant authority for any further period of absence that may be necessary having regard to that explanation;

the officer will be deemed to have retired from the Service at the end of that period of 2 weeks.

an officer to whom a notice under subsection (1) has been sent does not comply with the requirements of the notice; and

(b the notice has not been revoked under subsection (5);

the officer shall be deemed to have retired from the Service on the day following the end of the period of 2 weeks specified in the notice.

that he or she has been granted leave of absence for such period and on such conditions as are specified in the notice; or

that he or she is required to return to duty and that, unless he or she returns to duty within a specified period (being a period of at least 2 weeks from and including the date on which the notice is sent) he or she will be deemed to have retired from the Service at the end of the period so specified.

an officer who is required by a notice under subsection (3) to return to duty does not return to duty within the period specified in the notice; and

the notice is not revoked under subsection (5);

the officer shall be deemed to have retired from the Service on the day following the end of that period.

if the relevant authority is satisfied that the applicant had, in all the circumstances, reasonable grounds for being absent, re-appoint the applicant to the Service to fill:

the position occupied by the applicant immediately before the applicant was deemed to have retired from the Service, or an equivalent position;

if such a position is not available-an available position as nearly as possible equivalent to the position occupied by the applicant as mentioned in subparagraph (i); or

with the consent in writing of the applicant-another position; or

if the relevant authority is not so satisfied-refuse the application.

the relevant authority shall notify the applicant in writing accordingly, and furnish to the applicant the reasons for the refusal; and

the applicant may apply in the prescribed manner for review of the decision of the relevant authority to refuse the application.

the person shall be deemed, during the period commencing on the day immediately following the day on which the person is so deemed to have retired from the Service and ending on the day immediately preceding the day on which the person was so re-appointed, to have continued in the Service and to have been absent from duty on leave of absence without pay; and

(b) the relevant authority shall determine whether that period, or any part of that period, is to form part of the officer’s period of service for any purposes under this Act or any other Act (other than the Superannuation Act 1976) and, if so, the purposes for which it is to form part of the officer’s period of service.

a copy of the judgment, certified under the hand of the Registrar or other appropriate officer of the court; and

a statutory declaration that:

states that the judgment has not been satisfied by the officer; and

sets out the amount due by the officer under the judgment.

inform the officer of the service on the paying officer of the copy of the judgment and the statutory declaration; and

require the officer:

to inform the paying officer, in writing, within such time as is specified in the notice, whether the judgment has been satisfied; and

to furnish to the paying officer:

(A) if the officer claims that the judgment has been satisfied-evidence in support of the claim; or

(B) if the officer admits that the judgment has not been satisfied-a statement of the amount then due under the judgment.

fails, within the time specified for the purpose in the notice, to satisfy the paying officer that the judgment has been satisfied; or

admits that the judgment has not been satisfied;

the paying officer shall, subject to subsection (12), cause to be deducted from the salary payable to the officer on each pay-day in relation to the officer:

an amount equal to the normal deduction in relation to the officer in relation to the pay-day; or

such lesser amount as is, in the opinion of the paying officer, sufficient to satisfy the amount then due under the judgment.

apply, in or towards payment of the administration fee or the part of the administration fee that remains unpaid, the amount of the deduction or so much of the amount of the deduction as is equal to the administration fee or that part of the administration fee; and

if the whole of the amount of the deduction is not applied in accordance with paragraph (a), pay an amount equal to the balance to the judgment creditor.

the judgment creditor shall be deemed to have paid the relevant amount to the Commonwealth in satisfaction or partial satisfaction, as the case requires, of the administration fee;

an amount equal to the relevant amount shall be deemed to have been paid by the Commonwealth to the officer on account of the salary of the officer on that pay-day; and

an amount equal to the relevant amount shall also be deemed to have been paid by the officer to the judgment creditor in respect of the judgment debt.

an amount equal to the relevant amount shall be deemed to have been paid by the Commonwealth to the officer on account of the salary of the officer on that pay-day; and

an amount equal to the relevant amount shall also be deemed to have been paid by the officer to the judgment creditor in respect of the judgment debt.

the paying officer shall forthwith inform the judgment creditor, in writing, of the fact that the officer has ceased to be so employed and the date on which the officer ceased to be so employed; and

if the officer, upon ceasing to be employed in that component of the Service, becomes employed in another component of the Service:

the paying officer shall also inform the judgment creditor of the component in which the officer has become employed, of the fact that deductions will be made, in respect of the judgment debt, by the paying officer of that component, and of the address of the paying officer in order that the judgment creditor may comply with any obligation imposed by subsection (10); and

the paying officer of the first-mentioned component shall forward to the paying officer of the other component all documents held by him or her in relation to the judgment debt, together with a statement containing particulars of the deductions (if any) made in relation to the judgment debt.

if the time specified in the notice given to the officer under subsection (2) in respect of the judgment had expired before the documents were so forwarded and the officer had failed, within that time, to satisfy the paying officer concerned at that time that the judgment debt had been satisfied:

the relevant paying officer shall, subject to subsection (14), cause to be deducted from the salary payable to the officer on each pay-day in relation to the officer an amount equal to the normal deduction in respect of the officer and the pay-day or such lesser amount as is, in the opinion of the relevant paying officer, sufficient to satisfy the balance of the judgment debt; and

subsections (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) apply to those deductions in the same manner as they apply to deductions made in accordance with subsection (3); or

in any other case-subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) apply as if the copy of the judgment and the statutory declaration concerned had been served on the relevant paying officer and any notice given to the officer in relation to that judgment under subsection (2) had been given by the relevant paying officer.

who is a bankrupt; or

(b) in relation to whom a deed of assignment, a deed of arrangement or a composition is in force under the Bankruptcy Act 1966.

(a) under Income Tax Assessment Act 1936;Division 2 of Part VI of the

(b) under Superannuation Act 1976; andPart IV of the

for any prescribed purposes;

normal deduction, in relation to an officer and to a pay-day, means an amount equal to 20% of the net salary of the officer on that pay-day or such greater amount as the officer has, by instrument in writing delivered to the paying officer, specified as the normal deduction for the purposes of this section;

officer includes a temporary employee engaged under section 23;

pay-day, in relation to an officer, means a day on which salary becomes payable to the officer;

paying officer, in relation to a component of the Service, means such officer as the relevant authority of that component appoints as paying officerfor the purposes of this section;

salary, in relation to an officer, means any money payable by the Commonwealth to the officer by way of salary or wages, and includes any money payable by the Commonwealth to the officer by way of an allowance that is a prescribed allowance for the purposes of this definition, but does not include any money payable to the officer by way of a weekly payment of compensation under the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971.

caution or reprimand him;

fine him a sum not exceeding Forty dollars;

if he occupies a position to which a range of salary is applicable and he is in receipt of a salary other than the minimum salary of that range-reduce his salary to a lower salary within that range;

if he occupies a position to which a range of salary is applicable and he is in receipt of a salary other than the maximum salary of that range-determine that he be not granted, or be not granted until the expiration of a specified period, the whole, or such part as the relevant authority specifies, of a specified increase in salary within that range that would otherwise be granted to him;

reduce him to a lower position and salary; or

dismiss him from the Service.

an inquiry is being held into alleged misconduct by an officer; or

an officer has been charged with having committed an offence against the law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory, punishable either on indictment or on summary conviction, and it appears to the relevant authority that the act or omission alleged to constitute the offence is such as to constitute misconduct by the officer;

the relevant authority may suspend the officer from duty.

be paid his salary in respect of the period of the suspension;

be paid his salary in respect of such part of the period of the suspension as the relevant authority specifies; or

be paid such part of his salary as the relevant authority specifies in respect of the period of the suspension or in respect of such part of that period as the relevant authority specifies.

after an inquiry has been held into alleged misconduct by an officer who has been suspended from duty under subsection (3), the relevant authority is not satisfied that the officer has been guilty of misconduct; or

upon the hearing by a court of the charge against an officer referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (3) who has been suspended from duty under that subsection the officer does not plead guilty, and is not found guilty, of the offence with which he was charged or of another offence that appears to the relevant authority to be such as to constitute misconduct by the officer, or the charge against such an officer is not proceeded with;

the relevant authority shall, if he has not already done so, remove the suspension.

an officer has been suspended from duty under subsection (3);

an amount of salary that would otherwise have been paid to the officer in respect of the period of the suspension was not paid to him; and

the relevant authority removes the suspension;

the officer shall, subject to the next succeeding subsection, be paid that amount of salary.

he wilfully disobeys, or wilfully disregards, a direction given by a person having authority to give the direction, being a direction with which it is his duty as an officer to comply;

he is inefficient or incompetent for reasons or causes within his own control;

he is negligent or careless in the discharge of his duties;

he engages in improper conduct as an officer;

he engages in improper conduct otherwise than as an officer, being conduct that affects adversely the performance of his duties or brings the Service into disrepute;

he contravenes or fails to comply with:

a provision of this Act or of the regulations, being a provision that is applicable to him; or

the terms and conditions upon which he is employed; or

he has, whether before or after becoming an officer, wilfully supplied to the Commonwealth Teaching Service Commissioner, a relevant authority, a person acting on behalf of the Commonwealth Teaching Service Commissioner or of a relevant authority, or any other officer of the Service, incorrect or misleading information in connection with his appointment to the Service.

an officer is fined a sum exceeding Four dollars, has his salary or position reduced or is retired or dismissed; or

a determination is made that an officer be not granted, or be not granted until the expiration of a specified period, the whole or a part of an increase in salary;

the officer may appeal to the Disciplinary Appeal Board.

a Chairman appointed by the Minister;

an officer appointed by the relevant authority; and

an officer nominated, as provided by the regulations, to represent the officers of the Service.

in the case of an oath or affirmation by the Chairman-before the relevant authority, a person appointed by the relevant authority or a justice of the peace; and

in any other case-before the Chairman.

for a transferred officer to be deemed, by virtue of his transfer, to have been duly appointed, on the date of his transfer, to be an officer of the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory:

except where subparagraph (ii) applies-without probation; or

if his appointment as an officer of the Commonwealth Teaching Service has not been confirmed before that date-upon probation;

upon terms entitling him to continue to be employed in the Northern Territory Teaching Service otherwise than for a term of years;

for a transferred officer, other than a transferred officer referred to in paragraph (c), to be entitled, upon his transfer, to be paid salary at a rate not less than the rate at which salary was payable to him in respect of the position held by him in the Commonwealth Teaching Service immediately before the date of his transfer;

for a transferred officer who is, on the date of his transfer, performing duty for an authority, body or person by reason of his having been authorized to do so under this Act:

to be entitled to continue, on and after that date, toperform duty for that authority, body or person for the remainder of theperiod for which he has been authorized to do so as if he had been authorized to do so in accordance with the terms and conditions of his service in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory and upon terms and conditions similar to the terms and conditions upon which he was authorized to do so under this Act;

to be deemed to have been granted, on the date of his transfer, leave of absence without pay from the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory for the period commencing on that date and ending on the last day of the period for which he is to be treated as authorized to perform duty for that authority, body or person; and

to be entitled, upon the termination of the leave of absence referred to in subparagraph (ii), to be paid salary at the rate thatthe appropriate authority of the Northern Territory determines to be theappropriate rate having regard to the rate at which salary was payable to him in respect of the position held by him in the Commonwealth Teaching Service immediately before he commenced to perform duty for that authority, body or person and the period during which he performed that duty;

for a transferred employee to be deemed, by virtue of his transfer, to have been engaged, on the date of his transfer, as an employee of the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory on terms entitling him to continue to be employed in that Service:

for such period only as the appropriate authority of the Northern Territory determines having regard to the work ordinarily performed, or last performed, by the employee in the Commonwealth Teaching Service and to the period during which the employee was likely to continue to be a temporary employee; and

at such a salary as the appropriate authority of the Northern Territory determines to be the appropriate salary for the employee having regard to the nature of the work performed by the employee during the period, or the last period, of his temporary employment in the Commonwealth Teaching Service, or, if that period was in excess of 3 months, during the period of 3 months immediately preceding the date of his transfer;

for a transferred officer or a transferred employee to retain such rights (if any) in respect of:

recreation leave; and

(ii leave on the ground of illness;

as had accrued to him as an officer of, or employee in, the Commonwealth Teaching Service immediately before the date of his transfer;

for the entitlement of a transferred officer or transferred employee to long service leave in respect of his service in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory to be determined:

in accordance with a rate of accrual of long service leave that is not less than the rate of accrual of long service leave that was applicable to him, immediately before his transfer, in respect of his servicein the Commonwealth Teaching Service under the law of the Commonwealth relating to long service leave; and

in respect of a period of service that is not less than the period ascertained by aggregating the period of his service in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory after his transfer and the period that was, immediately before his transfer, the period of his service for the purposes of the law of the Commonwealth relating to long service leave;

and for the amount of pay in lieu of long service leave payable to, or in relation to, a transferred officer or transferred employee to be calculated in a like manner;

for a transferred officer or a transferred employee to whom leave of absence has been granted from the Commonwealth Teaching Service for a period commencing on or before the date of his transfer and ending after that date to be deemed to have been granted leave of absence for the purpose for which that leave was granted for the period commencing on the day of his transfer and ending on the last day of the first-mentioned period; and

for the probationary service in the Commonwealth Teaching Service of a transferred officer who is deemed to have been appointed to the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory on probation to be treated as probationary service in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory.

a specified member of the Commonwealth Teaching Service;

the members of the Commonwealth Teaching Service occupying positions included in a specified class of positions in that Service; or

the members of the Commonwealth Teaching Service included in a specified class of members of that Service;

on a day specified in the instrument.

he were an officer of the Commonwealth Teaching Service; and

he were the holder of a position in the Commonwealth Teaching Service having a classification equivalent, or as nearly as possible equivalent, to the classification of the position held by him immediately before his transfer to the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory.

he shall be deemed to have been re-appointed to the Commonwealth Teaching Service as an officer on the day on which he commences to perform those duties;

he shall be deemed to have been so re-appointed to the Commonwealth Teaching Service without probation unless the Secretary, by instrument in writing, otherwise determines; and

he is entitled to be paid salary and allowances as the holder of the position from and including that day, and not otherwise.

does not commence to perform the duties of that office within the period of 30 days after notice of the transfer or promotions is published in the Gazette; or

notifies the Secretary, in writing, before the expiration of that period, that he declines the transfer or promotion;

the transfer or promotion, as the case may be, is of no force or effect.

a transferred officer is transferred or promoted to a position in the Commonwealth Teaching Service;

at the time when notice of the transfer or promotion is published in the Gazette, the person is absent from his employment in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory on leave granted before that time; and

the Secretary has not made a determination under subsection (4) in relation to the transfer or promotion;

references in subsection (3) to the period of 30 days after notice of the transfer or promotion is published in the Gazette shall be read as references to the period of 30 days after the expiration of the period of the leave so granted to him.

a transferred officer:

has, under section 27, in its application to him by virtue of subsection (1), been provisionally promoted to fill a vacant position in the Commonwealth Teaching Service; or

has under section 29, in its application to him by virtue of that subsection, appealed against the provisional promotion of another person to fill such a position; and

the officer ceases to be a transferred officer before the provisional promotion is confirmed or cancelled;

then, subject to subsection (7):

the preceding provisions of this section continue to apply to and in relation to the promotion or appeal as if he had not ceased to be a transferred officer; and

if he commences to perform the duties of the position as a result of his having been promoted to the position, or of his provisional promotion to the position having been confirmed:

he shall be deemed to have been re-appointed to the Commonwealth Teaching Service as an officer on the day immediately following the day on which he ceased to be a transferred officer and to have been absent from the Commonwealth Teaching Service on leave of absence without pay from the day on which he is to be deemed to have been so re-appointed until he commences to perform the duties of the position; and

(ii) the period during which he is to be deemed to have been absent from the Commonwealth Teaching Service on leave of absence without pay shall form part of his period of service under this Act for all purposes of this Act and of the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976.

his resignation, invalidity or misconduct;

the annulment of his appointment while he was a probationary employee; or

his having attained the age of 65 years.

that his employment in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory is to be, or has been, terminated otherwise than on the ground of his invalidity or by reason of his resignation;

that, in a case where his employment in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory has been terminated by reason of his having been found by a court to have committed a criminal offence:

the finding of the court has been nullified; and

he has made application for re-appointment to that Service but has been refused re-appointment;

that:

he is employed, and has at all times since he became employed, in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory continued to be employed, in that Service; and

his career in that Service has been adversely affected by reason of a reduction or reductions in, or an alteration or alterations to, the activities of that Service.

if he has attained the age of 65 years;

if his employment in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory is to be terminated and he will attain the age of 65 years on or before the day on which that employment is to be terminated; or

if his employment in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory is to be, or has been, terminated by reason of his resignation or on the ground of his invalidity.

has made an application under subsection (1); and

attains the age of 65 years while continuing to be employed in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory;

the application lapses.

shall be in writing;

shall be made:

if his application is on the ground that the prescribed condition of re-appointment referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) has been fulfilled in relation to him-before, or within the period of 30 days, or such further period as the Secretary allows, after, the day on which his employment in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory is terminated; or

if his application is on the ground that the prescribed condition of re-appointment referred to in paragraph (c) of subsection (2) has been fulfilled in relation to him-within the period of 30 days, or such further period as the Secretary allows, after the day on which the reduction or last reduction in, or the alteration or last alteration to, the activities of the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory occurs;

shall specify the prescribed condition of re-appointment that he alleges has been fulfilled in relation to him and, if he specifies the prescribed condition of re-appointment referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (2), state whether his employment is to be terminated, or was terminated, on the ground of his misconduct;

shall specify the kind of employment in the Commonwealth Teaching Service in which he seeks to be engaged; and

shall, in a case where:

he had been provisionally promoted to fill a vacant office in the Commonwealth Teaching Service, or had appealed against the provisional promotion of another person to fill such an office, before the day on which his employment in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory is terminated; and

the provisional promotion had not been confirmed or cancelled before that day;

set out particulars of the provisional promotion or of the appeal, as the case may be.

if it is satisfied that a prescribed condition of re-appointment has been fulfilled in relation to the applicant:

determine that the applicant is eligible for re-appointment to the Commonwealth Teaching Service with a specified designation, and at a specified salary, or at a specified salary within specified limits of salary;

determine whether, having regard only to the period of the applicant’s service in the Commonwealth Teaching Service and in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory, the applicant should, in its opinion, be re-appointed on probation; and

(iii) if that prescribed condition is the condition referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) -determine whether the period that commenced on the day immediately following the day on which his employment in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory was terminated and ending on the day immediately preceding the day on which he reports for duty in the Commonwealth Teaching Service or, if he furnishes a notification under paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of Superannuation Act 1976) and, if so, the purposes for which it is to form part of his period of service; andsection 43W, on the day on which he attains the age of 65 years, or any part of that period, is to form part of his period of service for any purposes under this Act or any other Act (other than the

if it is not so satisfied-determine that the applicant is not eligible for re-appointment to the Commonwealth Teaching Service.

the designation applicable to the applicant; and

the salary, or limits of salary, applicable to the applicant;

immediately before he ceased, or last ceased, to be an officer of the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory and to all other relevant matters.

the place at which the applicant should report for duty; and

the nature of the duties on which he will be engaged upon commencing to perform duty in the Commonwealth Teaching Service.

has received a notice under subsection (1) of this section; and

attains the age of 65 years while still employed in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory;

he ceases to be entitled to be re-appointed to the Commonwealth Teaching Service upon his attaining that age.

if he has not attained the age of 65 years-reports for duty at the place specified in the notice; or

if he has attained, or will, within that period or further period, attain the age of 65 years-notifies the Secretary, in writing, that he wishes to be re-appointed to the Commonwealth Teaching Service in accordance with the notice;

the person shall be deemed:

to have been re-appointed to the Commonwealth Teaching Service under this section on the day (in this subsection referred to as the “day of appointment”) immediately following the day on which his employment in the Teaching Service of the Northern Territory was terminated or ceased;

to have been so re-appointed with the designation and at the salary, or at the salary within the limits of salary, specified in the notice; and

to have been absent from the Commonwealth Teaching Service on leave of absence without pay during the period (if any) from and including the day of re-appointment to and including the day immediately preceding the day on which he reports for duty in the Commonwealth Teaching Service, or attains the age of 65 years, as the case may be.

a Chairman appointed by the Secretary;

a member of the Commonwealth Teaching Service appointed by the Secretary; and

a member of the Commonwealth Teaching Service appointed by the Secretary on the nomination of an industrial or professional organization that the applicant would be eligible to join if he were engaged in the kind of employment in which he seeks to be engaged.

if the Committee is established to inquire into an application by an applicant whose employment has been, or, in the opinion of the Secretary, may have been, terminated on the ground of his misconduc-a person who holds the office of Chairman of a Disciplinary Appeal Board referred to in section 37; or

in any other case-a person who holds the office of Chairman of a Promotions Appeal Board referred to in section 30.

the procedure of the Committee is, subject to this Act and the regulations, within the discretion of the Committee;

the proceedings shall be conducted with as little formality and technicality, and with as much expedition, as the requirements of this Act, and a proper consideration of the matter before the Committee, permit; and

the Committee is not bound by rules of evidence.

appear personally or be represented by any person, other than counsel, a solicitor or a paid agent;

make such oral or written submissions as he desires; and

tender certificates, documentary evidence and statutory declarations.

PART IV—Commonwealth Teaching Service Scholarships

the payment by the Commonwealth of amounts equal to fees of a prescribed kind paid or payable by or in respect of the holder of the scholarship;

where a living allowance is payable to the holder of the scholarship under the regulations—the payment by the Commonwealth of such an allowance at such rate as is determined in accordance with the regulations; and

the payment by the Commonwealth in respect of fares payable by or in respect of the holder of the scholarship of such amounts as are determined in accordance with the regulations.