Common use of Grounds for Disciplinary Action Clause in Contracts

Grounds for Disciplinary Action. Grounds for disciplinary action are: (a) unfitness, incompetence or inefficiency in the discharge of the duties of the Applicant’s position; (b) negligence, carelessness or indolence in the discharge of the duties of the Applicant’s position; (c) a contravention of, or failure to comply with, a provision of any of the codes of conduct, or any direction, instruction or order given by, or caused to be issued by, the Commissioner; (d) a contravention of, or failure to comply with, a direction, instruction or order given by any superior officer or any other person who has authority over the Applicant concerned; (e) absence from duty except - (i) upon leave duly granted; or (ii) with reasonable cause; (f) misconduct; (g) a charge in Queensland of a criminal offence, a regulatory offence, or outside Queensland of an offence which, if it had have been committed in Queensland would have been a criminal offence or a regulatory offence; (h) a breach of clause B.1.10 and / or B.1.11 and / or B.1.15 of this Contract. Subject to B.4.8.1 of this contract, the Applicant who, in respect of any alcohol or targeted alcohol testing, returns a positive alcohol test result or who fails to supply a specimen of breath may be subjected to the disciplinary provisions of this contract.