New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT ACT 2002 - SECT 7

7 Categories of employment

(1) Staff may be employed in a Department in the following categories:

(a) officers-being persons employed in chief or senior executive positions or other staff positions in the Department,

(b) temporary employees-being persons employed to carry out work in the Department on a temporary basis,

(c) casual employees-being persons employed in the Department on a casual basis.

(2) Temporary employees may be employed in following subcategories:

(a) Departmental temporary employees-being persons employed under Part 2.4 to carry out work in a Department,

(b) special temporary employees-being persons employed under Part 2.5 to carry out work for a political office holder.

(3) The usual basis for the employment of staff in a Department is to be the employment of officers.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to the employment of staff for the purpose of carrying out work for a political office holder.