Public Service Bill 2008 (Qld)

Public Service Bill 2008

Public Service Bill 2008

Amendments agreed to during Consideration

1 Clause 21 (Public service offices and their heads)— At page 21, line 23, 'another' — omit, insert—

"subject to section 23, another'.

2 Clause 22 (General provision for application of Acts to public service offices)—

At page 22, line 11, after 'office'— insert—

'mentioned in section 21(1)(a)'.

3 Clause 23 (Application of Act to public service offices declared under a regulation)—

At page 22, lines 26 to 29 and page 23, lines 1 to 16— omit, insert—

'(1)_ This section applies only to a public service office declared under section 21(1)(b).

'(2) A provision of a regulation (an application provision) may provide—

(a) that particular provisions of this Act (the applied provisions) are to apply to—

(i) _ the public service office; or

(ii) persons, other than public service employees, who are employed in the office; and

(b) _ for the way in which the applied provisions are to apply, including, for example, that they apply with or without change.

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'(3) However, an application provision can not reduce an employee's overall employment conditions, unless—

(a) the reduction arises out of a change in the employee's employment; and

(b) the change was sought by the employee.

'(4) If an application provision is made for the public service office—

(a) this Act applies, and only applies, to the following to the extent provided for under the provision—

(i) _ the public service office;

(ii) persons, other than public service employees, who are employed in the office; and

(b) this Act applies as mentioned in paragraph (a) with necessary changes; and

(c) the public service office is a public service office only for this Act as provided under this section and not for the purposes of any other Act.'.