Government Sector Employment (Transport Service Senior Executives) Rules 2017 (2017-275) (NSW)

Government Sector Employment (Transport Service Senior Executives) Rules 2017

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Rules These Rules are the Government Sector Employment (Transport Service Senior Executives) Rules 2017.

2 Commencement These Rules commence on 1 July 2017 and are required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Definitions (1) In these Rules: executive role means a role in the Transport Service that is or is to be assigned to a Transport executive. GSE Act means the Government Sector Employment Act 2013. Transport executive means a person employed in the Transport Service as a Transport Service senior executive. Transport Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Transport.

Note— The GSE Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of these Rules. (2) Notes included in these Rules do not form part of these Rules.

4 Application of Rules These Rules apply only in relation to Transport executives.

Note— Various provisions of the Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014 also apply in relation to Transport executives, including Parts 6 and 7.

Part 2 Initial engagement

5 Probation period (cf rule 5 GSE (General) Rules 2014) (1) The Transport Secretary may determine that the engagement of a Transport executive in employment in the Transport Service for the first time or following the cessation of any previous employment in the Transport Service is subject to the condition that the executive is required: (a) to serve a period of probation on commencing the executive's employment, and (b) to satisfy the requirements for the executive role to which the executive is assigned during that period of probation. (2) Any such period of probation is to be no more than 6 months. (3) If a Transport executive is required to serve a period of probation, the Transport Secretary may, at any time during or at the end of the probation period: (a) confirm the executive's employment, or (b) terminate the executive's employment under section 68N of the Transport Administration Act 1988.