Public Service Reform Act 1984 (Cth)

Public Service Reform Act 1984

No. 63 of 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Section 1. Short title 2. Commencement

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922

3. Principal Act 4. Insertion of new section— 6. Chief object of Act 5. Interpretation 6. Officers of the Parliament 7. Termination of employment 8. Delegation by Board 9. Records of officers 10. Insertion of new Part—

PART IIA—PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

22a. Personnel management reviews 11. Insertion of new section— 22b. Equal employment opportunity programs 12. Insertion of new section— 22c. Industrial democracy plans 13. Division heading 14. Secretaries of Departments 15. Insertion of new sections— 26. Delegation by Secretaries of Departments 26a. Chief Officers 16. Insertion of new section— 26aa. The Senior Executive Service

Section TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued 17. Insertion of new sections— 27. Creation and abolition of offices 28. Classification of offices and officers 29. Administrative re-arrangements 29a. Re-classification of offices 18. Classification of offices and officers 19. Insertion of new Division— Division 2b—Part-time Offices 29b. Part-time offices 29c. Hours of attendance of part-time officers 29d. Hours of attendance of certain unattached officers 20. Salaries of officers 21. Insertion of new section— 33aaa. Interpretation 22. Interpretation 23. Repeal of section 33 and substitution of new heading and sections— Subdivision A—Preliminary 33. Application of merit principle, prohibition of patronage, &c. 33a. Notification of certain matters related to appointment, transfer or promotion 33b. Board may arrange for tests and examinations 33c. Unattached officers 24. Notification of certain matters related to appointment, transfer or promotion 25. Insertion of new section— 33aa. Notification of vacancies in Senior Executive Service offices 26. Eligibility for appointment to the Service 27. Repeal of sections 35 to 46 (inclusive) and substitution of new Subdivision, new Subdivision heading and new sections— Subdivision B—Appointment of Secretaries of Departments 35. Interpretation 36. Appointment of Secretaries of Departments 37. Fixed-term appointments 38. Superannuation benefits for fixed-term Secretaries of Departments 39. Acting appointments of Secretaries of Departments 40. Dual appointment of Secretaries of Departments 41. Certain provisions not to apply to appointments under this Subdivision Subdivision C—Appointment of officers other than Secretaries of Departments 42. Appointment of officers other than Secretaries of Departments 43. Special appointments 28. Insertion of new sections— 44. Fixed-term appointments to Senior Executive Service 45. Superannuation benefits for fixed-term Senior Executive Service officers 29. Appointments to be on probation 30. Repeal of section 48a 31. Insertion of new Division— Division 4a—Transfers and promotions of Senior Executive Service officers 48b. Interpretation 49. Transfers of Senior Executive Service officers 49a. Duties to be performed by Senior Executive Service officers 49b. Promotions to Senior Executive Service offices 49c. Selection of officers for promotion to Senior Executive Service offices 49d. Day on which transfer or promotion takes effect 49e. Division 5 not to apply 32. Repeal of heading to Division 4a of Part III and substitution of new Subdivision heading— table of provisions—continued Section Subdivision CA—Transfers and promotions of Senior Executive Service officers 33. Interpretation 34. Selection of officers for promotion to Senior Executive Service offices 35. Subdivision D not to apply 36. Repeal of heading to Division 5 of Part III and substitution of new heading— Division 5—Transfers and promotions of officers other than Senior Executive Service officers 37. Transfers and promotions 38. Selection of officers for promotion 39. Appeals 40. Promotion Appeal Committees 41. Insertion of new section— 50ca. Constitution of Promotion Appeal Committees 42. Repeal of sections 50c and 50ca 43. Determination of appeals 44. Insertion of new section— 50da. Transfer or promotion on advice of Joint Selection Committee 45. Transfer or promotion on advice of Joint Selection Committee 46. Day on which promotion takes effect, & c. 47. Insertion of new sections— 50ea. Multiple promotions 50eb. Day on which transfer takes effect, & c. 48. Cancellation of promotion 49. Transfer of officers by Secretary from one Department to another 50. Simultaneous transfers within a Department 51. Abolition of Department or changed administrative arrangements 52. Temporary performance of duties 53. Officer may decline promotion or transfer, & c. 54. Transfers and promotions to specified offices to be made in accordance with order of passing examinations 55. Transfers and promotions to specified offices to be made in accordance with the order of passing of examinations 56. Promotion of officers who complete courses of training for special positions 57. Promotions of officers who complete courses of training for special positions 58. Promotion of junior officers after attaining the age of 21 years 59. Repeal of Subdivision 60. Repeal of sections 54, 54a and 54b 61. Interpretation 62. Interpretation 63. Inquiries into misconduct in relation to officers other than Secretaries of Departments 64. Convictions by courts of officers other than Secretaries of Departments 65. Recommendation for dismissal 66. Removal and variation of suspension relating to officers other than Secretaries of Departments 67. Appeals 68. Disciplinary Appeal Boards 69. Nullification of conviction 70. Review of findings 71. Interpretation 72. Misconduct committed before becoming unattached officer 73. Misconduct while unattached officer 74. Criminal offences 75. Repeal of section 63n and substitution of new section— 63n. When directions for dismissal take effect 76. Appeals 77. Repeal of section 63q and substitution of new section— 63q. Reasons to be given for making finding or giving direction, & c. 78. Application to unattached officers performing duty in Department 79. Re-appointment of officers deemed to have retired under section 66a 80. Leave of absence for recreation 81. Insertion of new Division— ———— TABLE of provisions—continued Section Division 8a—Retirement and redeployment of Secretaries of Departments 76a. Interpretation 76b. Retirement upon or after attaining minimum retiring age 76c. Retirement on ground of age 76d. Retirement of Secretaries of Departments on grounds of inefficiency or incapacity 76e. Termination of appointment 76f. Redeployment of unattached Secretaries of Departments 76g Secretaries of Parliamentary Departments recommended for retirement on medical grounds may be declared unattached 82. Retirement upon or after attaining minimum retiring age 83. Redeployment of unattached Secretaries of Departments 84. Insertion of new Division— Division 8b—Retirement and redeployment of Senior Executive Service officers 76h. Interpretation 76i. Retirement of Senior Executive Service officers upon or after attaining minimum retiring age 76j. Retirement on ground of age 76k. Declaration on grounds of invalidity 76l. Redeployment and retirement of Senior Executive Service officers 76m. Appeal to Appeal Tribunal 76n. Retirement with consent of officer on grounds of invalidity 76p. Senior Executive Service officers recommended for retirement on medical grounds may be declared unattached 76q. Benefits 76r. Special benefits available to retiring officers 85. Interpretation 86. Declaration on grounds of invalidity 87. Redeployment and retirement of Senior Executive Service officers 88. Appeal to Appeal Committee 89. Repeal of heading to Division 10 of Part III and substitution of new heading— Division 10—Employees 90. Temporary employment 91. Employment of persons who have resigned to become candidates at elections 92. Determinations 93. Determination of matters by reference to other instruments 94. Promotion of transferred officers to offices in the Service 95. Interpretation 96. Office to become vacant in certain circumstances 97. Application of sections 50 and 53 to certain unattached officers 98. Insertion of new section— 87KAA. Interpretation 99. Right to re-enter Service by way of transfer or promotion 100. Application for re-appointment to Service 101. Re-appointment to Service 102. Re-appointment in special circumstances 103. Constitution of, and inquiries by, Committees 104. Effect of repealed Officers' Rights Declaration Act ceasing to apply to officer 105. Provisions relating to former officers who resigned to join certain commissions 106. Promotion of certain former officers 107. Dismissal of officer of enemy origin 108. Personation, &c, at examinations 109. Regulations 110. Amendment of certain provisions of Principal Act PART III—AMENDMENT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AMENDMENT ACT 1980 111. Principal Act 112. Regulations