Section 20Part 4 — General
Right of appeal by Chief Officer
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The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall hear appeals from the Chief Officer in accordance with this section.
Subject to subsection (3), the Chief Officer may appeal to the Civil Service Appeals Commission about any decision of the Speaker made under this Act in relation to the Chief Officer, and must do so within thirty days of a decision being notified.
An appeal by the Chief Officer shall be limited to any one or more of the following decisions of the Speaker, that is to say a decision relating to —
the remuneration of the Chief Officer;
the dismissal and early retirement of the Chief Officer;
the annual performance assessment of the Chief Officer; and
the calculation of the performance component of the remuneration of the Chief Officer.
The Civil Service Appeals Commission shall rule on the appeal referred to in subsection (1) and make a recommendation to the Commission within thirty days of the appeal being lodged; and its recommendation shall be based on the information provided by the appellant together with information provided by the Speaker, and any other information that the Commission considers relevant.
The Commission shall act upon the recommendation referred to in subsection (4) as it sees fit.
Where the Chief Officer makes an appeal under subsection (1), the Chief Officer shall provide evidence to the Civil Service Appeals Commission to show that the Speaker has acted in an unfair or biased manner, or in a manner which is inconsistent with the requirements relating to the decision appealed against.