(1) In deciding an appeal, the commission chief executive may--
(a) confirm the decision appealed against; or
(b) for an appeal against a promotion decision--set the decision aside, and return the issue to the decision maker with a copy of the decision on appeal and any directions permitted under a directive of the commission chief executive that he or she considers appropriate; or
(c) for another appeal--set the decision aside, and substitute another decision or return the issue to the decision maker with a copy of the decision on appeal and any directions considered appropriate.
(2) In deciding an appeal against a promotion decision, the commission chief executive may set the decision aside only if he or she finds that the recruitment or selection process was deficient.
(3) A decision on an appeal must be written and state the reasons for the decision.
(4) The commission chief executive must give a copy of a decision on an appeal to the parties to the appeal as soon as possible after it is available.