Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE AMENDMENT ACT 1978 No. 170, 1978 - SECT 4

4. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting sub-sections (1) and (2) and substituting the following
        sub-sections:

''(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act-

   (a)  all appointments or promotions of officers of the Department of the
        Senate shall be made by the Governor-General on the recommendation of
        the President of the Senate;

   (b)  all appointments or promotions of officers of the Department of the
        House of Representatives shall be made by the Governor-General on the
        recommendation of the Speaker;

   (c)  all appointments or promotions of officers of the Department of the
        Parliamentary Library, the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting
        Staff or the Joint House Department shall be made by the
        Governor-General on the joint recommendation of the President and of
        the Speaker; and

   (d)  the President or the Speaker or the President and the Speaker, as the
        case may be, may from time to time fix the periods of recreation leave
        which may be granted to officers and employees of the Parliament.

''(2) Subject to this section, unless inconsistent with the context, any
action or approval required by this Act or the regulations to be taken or
given by the Board may, so far as officers of the Parliament are concerned, be
taken or given by the President or the Speaker, or the President and the
Speaker, as the case may be, in substitution for the Board, and any action
required or authorized by this Act or the regulations to be taken by a
Permanent Head or Chief Officer shall or may be taken-

   (a)  in relation to officers of the Department of the Senate-by the Clerk
        of the Senate;

   (b)  in relation to officers of the Department of the House of
        Representatives-by the Clerk of the House of Represenatives;

   (c)  in relation to officers of the Department of the Parliamentary
        Library-by the Parliamentary Librarian;

   (d)  in relation to officers of the Department of the Parliamentary
        Reporting Staff-by the Principal Parliamentary Reporter; and

   (e)  in relation to officers of the Joint House Department-by the Secretary
        to the Joint House Department.'';

(b) by inserting in sub-section (6) ''and employees'' after ''officers'';

(c) by inserting in sub-section (7) ''and employees'' after ''officers''
(wherever occurring); and

   (d)  by omitting sub-section (8) and substituting the following
        sub-section:

''(8) In this section-

   (a)  a reference to officers of the Parliament shall be read as a reference
        to officers of the Department of the Senate, the Department of the
        House of Representatives, the Department of the Parliamentary Library,
        the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff or the Joint House
        Department; and

   (b)  a reference to employees of the Parliament shall be read as a
        reference to employees performing duties in a Department specified in
        paragraph (a).''.