Public Sector Management Act 1994

agency means —

appoint includes promote;

breach of discipline means a breach of discipline referred to in section 80;

chief employee means —

chief executive officer means —

classification system means a system relating either to an office, post or position or to an employee that provides a basis for the remuneration of employees by identifying the level which correctly reflects the functions and responsibilities of the office, post or position or of the employee;

code of conduct means a code of conduct developed under section 21(1);

code of ethics means a code of ethics referred to in section 21(1) and established under the Commissioner’s instructions;

Commissioner means the person holding the office of Public Sector Commissioner established by section 16(1);

Commissioner’s instructions means instructions issued under section 22A;

compensation, in relation to an employee, does not include any payment made —

department means a department established under section 35;

disciplinary action has the meaning given in section 80A;

document includes a tape, disc or other device or medium on which information is recorded or stored electronically, mechanically, photographically or otherwise;

employee means a person employed in the Public Sector by or under an employing authority;

employing authority has the meaning given by section 5;

executive officer means a chief executive officer or senior executive officer;

function has the meaning given by section 5 of the Interpretation Act 1984;

improvement action means any one or more of the following actions by an employing authority in respect of an employee for the purpose of improving the performance or conduct of the employee —

Industrial Commission has the meaning given to Commission by the Industrial Relations Act 1979;

Minister means the Minister to whom the administration of this Act is for the time being committed by the Governor;

ministerial office means one or more ministerial officers appointed to assist a particular political office holder;

ministerial officer means a person appointed under section 68 as a ministerial officer;

non‑SES organisation means an entity which consists of —

and which neither is nor includes —

organisation means a non‑SES organisation or SES organisation;

performance agreement means an agreement referred to in section 47(1) or clause 13(5) of Schedule 5;

permanent officer means a person appointed under section 64(1)(a) for an indefinite period;

political office holder means —

Public Sector means all —

public sector body means an agency, ministerial office or non‑SES organisation;

public sector notice means a notice issued by or under the authority of the Commissioner for the purposes of this Act that is published as a public sector notice in accordance with the Commissioner’s instructions;

public sector standard means a public sector standard referred to in section 21(1) and established under the Commissioner’s instructions;

Public Service means the Public Service as constituted under section 34;

public service officer means an executive officer, permanent officer or term officer employed in the Public Service under Part 3;

remuneration has the meaning given by the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975;

repealed Act means the Public Service Act 1978;

responsible authority, in relation to a department or organisation, means —

or, when used otherwise than in relation to a department or organisation, means a responsible authority of any department or organisation;

senior executive officer means a member of the Senior Executive Service other than a chief executive officer;

Senior Executive Service means the Senior Executive Service as constituted under section 43;

SES organisation means an entity which consists of —

and

special disciplinary inquiry means a special disciplinary inquiry held under section 87;

special inquirer means a person or persons appointed under section 24H to carry out a special inquiry;

special inquiry means a special inquiry held under section 24H;

substandard performance means performance which is substandard within the meaning of section 79;

term officer means a person appointed under section 64(1)(b) for a term not exceeding 5 years;

this Act includes subsidiary legislation in force under this Act.

[(2) deleted]

is to be taken to be a part of the organisation referred to in paragraph (a).

shall, if the person was appointed under this Act for and on behalf of the State, be construed as a reference to the person being so employed for and on behalf of the State or as a reference, in relation to the person, to the employing authority as being his or her employing authority for and on behalf of the State, as the case requires.

[Section 3 amended: No. 39 of 2010 s. 4, 68, 70 and 92.]