Complaints by officers

(1) If an officer of the Force thinks himself wronged in any matter by a superior officer and application to his or her commanding officer does not obtain the redress to which he thinks he is entitled, he or she may make a complaint with respect to that matter to the Security Services Commission, through the Commander, Belize Defence Force. (2) On receiving any such complaint it shall be the duty of the Commander, Belize Defence Force to investigate the complaint and he shall make his report on the complaint to the Security Services Commission for a decision. 91 (3) If an officer is dissatisfied or aggrieved with the decision of the Security Services Commission and is informed in writing of its findings, the penalty imposed, and his right to appeal the determination of the Commission to the Belize Advisory Council and of the time required for making such application, the officer may proceed in further appealing the matter. (4) Where the officer lodges an appeal with the Belize Advisory Council within the specified period, the penalty shall take effect pending the determination of the appeal to the Belize Advisory Council. (5) The post occupied by an officer who has filed an appeal to the Belize Advisory Council against a decision of the Security Services Commission, shall not be substantially filled while the appeal is in progress.