17 days ago the Prime Minister told us that despite a back and forth with the Ministry of the Public Service, the transfers of customs officers will proceed:
[CUE IN] [CUE OUT]
Well, it might not. Despite the very serious resolve of the Minister of Finance that about 15 customs officers from the western and the northern borders are going to be transferred, word to 7News tonight is that they may mount a legal challenge to resist the transfer. 7News has confirmed that those customs officers-who received their letter of transfer this week-are seeking legal advice and may seek an injunction to block the transfers. That's because the Ministry of Public Service put out a memorandum in April saying there would be no transfers this year. They claim that based on that, they started making arrangements to remain where they were-and that the transfer coming so late is affecting their legitimate expectation.
We'll see where it goes; they are currently waiting on an amendment to the transfer directive.
