Commonwealth Teaching Service Act 1972

The Commonwealth Teaching Service established under the Commonwealth Teaching Service Act 1972 as amended and in force immediately before the commencement of this section is continued in existence for all purposes.

The Service shall consist of the persons who were members of the Service under the Commonwealth Teaching Service Act 1972 as amended and in force immediately before the commencement of this section (other than persons whose membership of that Service would have terminated at the expiration of the day immediately before the date of commencement of this section if Part VIII of the Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981 had not been enacted) and such persons as are appointed as officers or engaged as temporary employees after the commencement of this section in accordance with this Part.

The Commonwealth Teaching Service as continued in existence by subsection (1) is divided into the following components:

an Australian Capital Territory Schools component;

an Australian Capital Territory Technical and Further Education component;

a general component; and

such other components as are prescribed.

Each component shall consist of officers holding positions in the Service established in that component and temporary employees engaged for the purpose of performing services in relation to that component.

For the purposes of this Act, the relevant authority in relation to a component of the Service is:

in the case of the Australian Capital Territory Schools component‑the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, the office for the time being designated for the purposes of that component by the Secretary by writing signed by the Secretary;

in the case of the Australian Capital Territory Technical and Further Education component‑the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, an office in the Australian Public Service for the time being designated for the purposes of that component by the Secretary by writing signed by him;

in the case of the general component‑the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, the office of Secretary or, if another office in the Australian Public Service is for the time being designated for the purposes of that component by the Secretary by writing signed by him‑the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, that other office; and

in the case of any other component:

in a case to which neither subparagraph (ii) nor (iii) applies‑the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, the office of Secretary;

if an office in the Australian Public Service is for the time being designated for the purposes of that component by the Secretary by writing signed by him and subparagraph (iii) does not apply‑the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, that office; or

if the regulations designate a particular office for the purposes of that component‑the person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, that office.