Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) For the purposes of subsection 22 (5) of the Act, the engagement of a person for a reason mentioned in item 1 in the table in subregulation 3.5 (2) may be extended if:
(a) the reason continues to exist; and
(b) the total term does not exceed 3 years; and
(c) the Agency cannot fully meet its objectives by using the services of an ongoing APS employee in the Agency; and
(d) the temporary increase in workload of the Agency, or the component of the Agency, is a result of implementing a policy that does not involve an ongoing increase in the usual workload of the Agency or component.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 22 (5) of the Act, the engagement of a person for a reason mentioned in item 2, 3, 4 or 5 in the table in subregulation 3.5 (2) may be extended if:
(a) the reason continues to exist; and
(b) the total term does not exceed 3 years; and
(c) the Agency cannot fully meet its objectives by using the services of an ongoing APS employee in the Agency; and
(d) the Agency Head certifies that extension of the engagement is in the public interest.
Note The Commissioner's Directions (in particular Ch 3, Diversity in employment, and Ch 4, Merit in employment) contain requirements that apply to the engagement of employees.
(3) For subsection 22 (5) of the Act, the engagement of a person for a reason mentioned in item 9 in the table in subregulation 3.5 (2) may be extended if:
(a) the reason continues to exist; and
(b) the total term does not exceed 3 years; and
(c) the Agency cannot fully meet its objectives by using the services of an ongoing APS employee in the Agency.