Public Sector Management Act 1994

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

accountable authority 5(2)

affected department or organisation 93(3)

agency 3(1)

agency of destination 50(5)

amended Act Sch. 7 cl. 1

any local government or regional local government 102(1A)

appoint 3(1)

authorised person 24A, 24C

breach of discipline 3(1)

chief employee 3(1)

chief executive officer 3(1)

classification system 3(1)

code of conduct 3(1)

code of ethics 3(1)

commencement day Sch. 7 cl. 1, Sch. 8 cl. 1

Commissioner 3(1)

Commissioner’s instructions 3(1)

compensation 3(1)

council of a local government or regional local government 102(1A)

department 3(1)

disciplinary action 3(1), 80A

document 3(1)

employee 3(1)

employing authority 3(1), 5(1)

executive officer 3(1)

former Commissioner Sch. 7 cl. 1

former office Sch. 7 cl. 2(1)

function 3(1)

improvement action 3(1)

incumbent 107(1)

Industrial Commission 3(1)

industrial instrument 95B(1)

lawful redeployment direction 75A

Minister 3(1)

ministerial office 3(1)

ministerial officer 3(1), 74(3), 105(4)

non-SES organisation 3(1)

organisation 3(1)

original contract 56(4)

paragraph (a) provision 32(2)

performance agreement 3(1)

permanent officer 3(1)

political office holder 3(1)

Public Sector 3(1)

public sector body 3(1)

public sector notice 3(1)

public sector standard 3(1)

Public Service 3(1)

public service officer 3(1)

reasonable excuse Sch. 3 cl. 3(5) and 4(3)

redeployment direction breach of discipline 80A

registered employee 94(1A), 95A(1)

registrable employee 94(1A)

remuneration 3(1)

repealed Act 3(1)

responsible authority 3(1)

review 24A

right of return 58(7)

seconding authority 66

section 94 decision 95(1)

senior executive officer 3(1)

Senior Executive Service 3(1)

serious offence 80A

SES organisation 3(1)

special disciplinary inquiry 3(1)

special inquirer 3(1)

special inquiry 3(1)

specified Sch. 7 cl. 12(5), Sch. 8 cl. 6(5)

statutory office 58(7)

substandard performance 3(1)

suitable employment 94(6)

suitable office, post or position 94(6)

term officer 3(1)

this Act 3(1)

transitional matter Sch. 7 cl. 12(2), Sch. 8 cl. 6(2)

Tribunal 57(2)

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