The officer in charge or head of office or work place must without delay submit, 144. with his or her comments, any request which he or she is unable to dispose of, to the Commissioner-General or relevant senior officer. Requests for audience and disposal thereof 145. (1) If an officer has valid grounds for requesting audience with the Commissioner-General or a relevant senior officer, the officer may submit a written request for such audience, together with the grounds in support of the request, to the officer in charge or head of office or work place. (2) The officer in charge or head of office or work place must forward, together with his or her comments, the request referred to in subregulation (1) to the Commissioner-General or the relevant senior officer. (3) On receipt and consideration of the request forwarded subregulation (2) - (a) the Commissioner-General or any senior officer nominated by him or her; or (b) the relevant senior officer or any other senior officer nominated by him or her, may, as soon as practicable, grant the audience. PART 16 AWARDS IN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE Establishment and introduction of awards 146. Awards in the Correctional Service in the form of decorations, medals and certificates are hereby established and introduced as in Annexure 2. Awarding of decorations, medals or certificates 147. (1) Decorations, medals and certificates, as well as bars, clasps and ribbons in respect of such decorations and medals may be awarded by the President, the Minister or the Commissioner-General, as the case may be, to any person who is or was an officer in respect of his or her services as such officer or to any other person who has rendered exceptional services to the Correctional Service. (2) The criteria and conditions for the awarding of the awards established and introduced regulation 146 and any other matter arising from or incidental thereto must be dealt with as prescribed. Consideration of previous convictions before awarding decorations or medals Despite the of any conviction of an officer in terms of regulation 115(2), the 148. Commissioner-General must take into account and give full consideration to such convictions before, in terms of regulation 147, recommending the award of, or awarding, any decoration or medal to such officer. PART 17 CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE AND DEATH OF OFFICERS
144. The officer in charge or head of office or work place must without delay submit, with his or her comments, any request which he or she is unable to dispose of, to the Commissioner-General or relevant senior officer. Requests for audience and disposal thereof 145. (1) If an officer has valid grounds for requesting audience with the Commissioner-General or a relevant senior officer, the officer may submit a written request for such audience, together with the grounds in support of the request, to the officer in charge or head of office or work place. (2) The officer in charge or head of office or work place must forward, together with his or her comments, the request referred to in subregulation (1) to the Commissioner-General or the relevant senior officer. (3) On receipt and consideration of the request forwarded subregulation (2) - (a) the Commissioner-General or any senior officer nominated by him or her; or (b) the relevant senior officer or any other senior officer nominated by him or her, may, as soon as practicable, grant the audience. PART 16 AWARDS IN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE Establishment and introduction of awards 146. Awards in the Correctional Service in the form of decorations, medals and certificates are hereby established and introduced as in Annexure 2. Awarding of decorations, medals or certificates 147. (1) Decorations, medals and certificates, as well as bars, clasps and ribbons in respect of such decorations and medals may be awarded by the President, the Minister or the Commissioner-General, as the case may be, to any person who is or was an officer in respect of his or her services as such officer or to any other person who has rendered exceptional services to the Correctional Service. (2) The criteria and conditions for the awarding of the awards established and introduced regulation 146 and any other matter arising from or incidental thereto must be dealt with as prescribed. Consideration of previous convictions before awarding decorations or medals 148. Despite the of any conviction of an officer in terms of regulation 115(2), the Commissioner-General must take into account and give full consideration to such convictions before, in terms of regulation 147, recommending the award of, or awarding, any decoration or medal to such officer. PART 17 CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE AND DEATH OF OFFICERS
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