Public Sector Regulations 2025

This regulation sets out how a public sector agency is to conduct selection processes on the basis of merit.

A public sector agency must, for the purpose of engaging an employee to perform particular duties—

cause applications to be sought in accordance with this regulation and an applicant selected on the basis of merit; or

cause an applicant to be selected on the basis of merit from amongst applicants in a pool of applicants that has been established in accordance with this regulation.

A public sector agency may establish a pool of applicants from which further selections may be made to engage employees to perform duties of a particular class as from time to time required—

by causing applications to be sought in accordance with this regulation and causing selections to the pool to be made on the basis of merit;

by causing selections to be made on the basis of merit from amongst a pool or pools of applicants established under paragraph (a) by the agency or some other agency;

by causing selections to be made on the basis of merit from amongst persons who were unsuccessful applicants for public sector employment involving similar duties within the previous 12 months.

Subject to any determinations of the Commissioner, a public sector agency may choose to seek and accept applications from public sector employees only.

Applications are to be sought by notice published as required by the Commissioner.

If appropriate, other additional means may be used to seek applications, including advertising in newspapers or specialist publications, on Internet sites or by email or through recruitment agencies.

An applicant must supply any information required in connection with the person's application and must ensure that the information contained in or supplied in connection with the application is accurate and complete.