EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1988 NO. 367
ISSUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE PRIME MINISTER BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
MERIT PROTECTION (AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Merit Protection (Australian Federal Police) Regulations (‘the MP(AFP) Regulations’) modifies the application of the provisions of the Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984 (‘the Act’) in relation to decisions made in relation to members of the Australian Federal Police with respect to promotions appeals and redeployment and retirement appeals.
The purpose of these Regulations is to make 2 minor amendments to the MP (AFP) Regulations as a consequence of amendments to the Australian Federal Police Regulations (‘the AFP Regulations’).
Regulation 1
This regulation provides that these Regulations commence on 1 January 1989 which is the same day the Australian Federal Police Regulations (Amendment) commence.
Regulation 2
This regulation amends the Schedule to the MP (AFP) Regulations by omitting the modifications to sections 11 and 24 of the Act and substituting new modifications to provide that the parties to an appeal are the parties specified in the AFP Regulations in force on 1 January 1989. The omitted modifications refer to the AFP Regulations in force at
25 May 1988.
Regulation 3
This is a transitional provision which provides that the modifications of the Act effected by regulation 2 only apply in relation to appeals lodged on or after 1 January 1989 and that modifications of the Act omitted by regulation 2 continue to apply in relation to appeals lodged before 1 January 1989.