New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(1988 Act, ss 28, 29, 30)
(1) Subject to this Act, every person admitted to the Public Service as an officer must, in the first instance, be appointed to a position on probation for a period of 6 months or such longer period as the appropriate Department Head directs.
(1A) A period of probation may be extended for such further period as the appropriate Department Head directs. Any such direction may be made at any time before the person’s appointment is confirmed or annulled under this section.
(2) A person may be appointed to a position in the Public Service without being required to serve such a period of probation if the person has previously been an officer or the Department Head thinks it appropriate in the particular case.
(3) The period for which a person is appointed on probation may not exceed 2 years without the approval of the Director of Public Employment.
(4) If a person is appointed to a position on probation, the appropriate Department Head may:(a) after the period of probation-confirm the appointment, or(b) during or after the period of probation-annul the appointment.
(5) If a person’s appointment is so annulled, the person ceases to be an officer, unless appointed to another position as an officer.
(6) Part 2.7 does not prevent a Department Head from exercising at any time the power to annul an appointment under this section.
(7) This section does not apply to a chief or senior executive position.