State Service Act 2000

Subject to any Employment Direction, the functions of a Head of Agency are – to ensure that the Agency is operated as effectively, efficiently and economically as is practicable; and to determine duties to be performed by employees in that Agency; and to allocate duties to positions in that Agency and to vary such duties; and to assign a classification to duties to be performed in that Agency and to vary such a classification – in accordance with award requirements; and in accordance with classification standards and procedures determined by the Employer or, where no such standards or procedures have been determined, with the approval of the Employer; and to assign duties to each employee within that Agency and to vary those duties; and to ensure that the services of employees in that Agency are used as effectively and efficiently as is practicable; and to ensure a performance management plan is prepared in consultation with an officer or employee employed in that Agency in relation to the officer or employee in accordance with systems established by that Agency; and to develop and implement effective performance management and associated development for all officers and employees employed in that Agency to enable those officers and employees to plan and achieve the standard and requirements identified in the performance management plan relating to the officer or employee; and to develop and implement a workplace diversity program in that Agency to assist in giving effect to the State Service Principles; and to assist an officer or employee employed in that Agency to undertake such training, education and development as is identified in the performance management plan relating to the officer or employee to ensure the officer or employee achieves the standard and requirements identified in that plan in the performance of the duties assigned to them and for which they are accountable; and to develop and implement an internal grievance resolution system in the Agency; and such other functions as are imposed on the Head of Agency by or under this Act.

A Head of Agency may, with the approval of the Employer, make standing orders for the purposes of the administration and operation of the Agency.