(1) Subject to section 153ALA, where the decision of the delegate was made after taking into consideration recommendations made by the members of a panel under subsection 54F(4), CSC must refer the decision to a panel consisting of such number of persons as CSC appoints to assist it in its reconsideration of the decision of the delegate.
(2) The members of the panel must be persons of a kind mentioned in subsection 54F(2).
(3) Subsections 54F(3) and (4) apply where CSC refers a decision under subsection (1) as if:
(a) the application for a reconsideration were a request for the approval of the retirement of the person to whom the delegate's decision relates; and
(b) the period within which the members of the panel are required to make recommendations in writing to CSC under subsection 54F(4) were such period as is specified by CSC.