Public Sector Management Act 1994

This section applies in relation to selecting—

a person to be engaged in an SES position for a period of more than 9 months; or

a person to be appointed as an officer to a vacant office; or

an officer to be transferred to a higher level vacant office for a period of more than 3 months; or

an officer to be promoted to a vacant office; or

a person to be employed as a fixed term employee for a period of more than 12 months.

The head of service must ensure—

all eligible people have, as far as practicable, a reasonable opportunity to apply for selection; and

selection of a person is made on the basis of a comparative assessment of the applicants, having regard to—

the nature of the functions to be exercised by the selected person; and

the relevant abilities, qualifications, experience, personal qualities and potential for development of the applicants; and

the person selected is an eligible person.

For subsection (2) (a), the people who may apply for selection may be limited—

for an office—if the office is an identified position; or

in accordance with a management strategy to—

ensure the Territory is an equitable employer; or

eliminate disadvantage in relation to public service employment; or

in accordance with a territory law.

In this section:

is a descendant of an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person; and

identifies as an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person; and

is accepted as an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person by an Aboriginal community or Torres Strait Islander community.

an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person; or

a person with disability.