Public Service Bill 1996 (Qld)

Queensland

PUBLIC SERVICE BILL 1996

Queensland

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PUBLIC SERVICE BILL 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title 2.0... eee eee teen eee 14 2 Commencement ....... 0.0.00 c cece eect eect tee eeeeeeee 14 3 Main objects... 0... nent tee e eee es 14 4 Dictionary .... 0.6... e cect eens 15 PART 2—QUEENSLAND PUBLIC SERVICE Division 1—Basic concepts 5 The public service... 6.6.66. ieee eee 15 6 Employment of public service employees ...............0 00 eee cece ee 15 7 What are "departments" and "public service offices" ................. 15 8 Who is a "public service officer"... 06... cece eee eee 16 9 Who is a "public service employee"... 6.0.6... cece 16 10 Application of Act to various types of employees etc................-. 16 11 Act does not apply to certain offices and employment ................ 17 Division 2—Departments of government 12 Declaration of departments ...........6 6000 c cece eee eee eee eee 17 13 Establishment of departments etc. ........ 0.006 e eee eee eee 18 14 Declaration of functions of departments etc................ 000 eee eee 18 15 Giving functions to departments etc. 2.0.0.0... 6.66 18 16 Additional powers of Governor in Council... 1.0.0.0... 0. e cece ee eee 18 Division 3—Public service offices 17 Public service offices... 26... c cece eee nee ees 19 18 Heads of public service offices ............ 0000 c cece cece eee 19 19 Application of Acts to public service offices ...............002 200s 20 Public Service 212426 28303335373941 43 Division 4—Public sector units What is a "public sector unit" ....... 0... eee What is a "government entity". .... 2.0... eee ee eee eee Application of Act to certain public sector units etc...............000.

PART 3—PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT

Principles of public service management ....................000000. Principles of public service employment .............0...02..002000. Principles of work performance and personal conduct................. Additional principle of senior executive service employment........... PART 4—ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE Division 1—Premier's supervision Premier's role in relation to public service. .............0..00..0000. Obtaining reports about principles of management and employment .... . Management reviews ..... 0... eee eee eens Regulation of numbers of public service employees .................. Premier may direct action about surplus public service employees. ..... Division 2—Public service commissioner The commissioner and office ........... 0c cece eee Functions of commissioner ..........0. 0000 c cece eee eee eee eee Rulings of industrial relations Minister and commissioner ............. Commissioner's duty to act independently etc...................0.00. Annual report 2.0.0... eee eee ee Other reports... 2... eee eee ee Commissioner appointed by Governor in Council..................... Basis of employment of commissioner ..................00 00002 eee Delegation by commissioner... . 0.02... 0.00 c eee eee Acting as commissioner .... 0.0.0... eee eee PART 5—STAFFING OF PUBLIC SERVICE Division 1—The senior executive service generally Senior executive service continued .... 2.0.66... cece eee eee Purpose of senior executive service... 2.0.0... ee eee eee eee