New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT (GENERAL) REGULATION 1996

- Made under the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002
- As at 31 August 2008
- Reg 427 of 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Availability of Act, Regulation and other relevant information
   5.      Determinations and approvals
   5A.     Deductions for rent in certain cases

   PART 2 - APPOINTMENTS

   6.      Pre-placement health assessments
   7.      (Repealed)
   8.      Arrangements for use of certain teaching staff-approval of PEO
   9.      Selection procedures for officers
   10.     Selection in special cases
   10A.    (Repealed)
   11.     Non-application to chief executive officers

   PART 3 - CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

   12.     Application of Part
   13.     Hours of attendance on duty
   14.     Public holidays
   15.     Absence from duty
   16.     Increments
   17.     Health and safety
   18.     (Repealed)

   PART 4 - (Repealed)
   None

   PART 5 - ALLOWANCES

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   31.     Application of Part
   32.     Determination of rates and conditions of payment of allowances
   33.     Payment where allowance not adequate or available

           Division 2 - Higher duties and acting allowances

   34.     Entitlement to higher duties allowance when relieving in other positions
   35.     Payment of allowance when relieving in other positions
   36.     Allowance for acting or temporary appointments
   37.     Member of staff not to suffer reduction in remuneration
   38.     Provisions relating to executive positions

           Division 3 - Meal allowances

   39.     Application of Division
   40.     Breakfast allowance
   41.     Lunch allowance
   42.     Evening meal allowance
   43.     Payment of meal allowance

           Division 4 - Remote area allowances

   44.     Living allowances
   45.     Travelling on recreation leave

           Division 5 - Allowances for absence on official duties

   46.     Allowances for absences on official duties
   47.     Periods for which allowance under this Division payable
   48.     Member of staff may be required to return home or special purpose leave may be granted

           Division 6 - Allowances for work-related expenses

   49.     Cost of travel to and from work
   50.     Use of private motor vehicle on official business
   51.     Uniforms and protective or other specialist clothing
   52.     Camping equipment allowance

           Division 7 - Special provisions relating to chief executive officers and senior executive officers

   53.     Allowances payable to CEO and SES officers
   54.     Relocation expenses-senior executive officers

   PART 6 - LEAVE

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   55.     Application of Part
   56.     Determinations of Public Employment Office about amount or conditions of leave
   57.     Pro-rata adjustments in leave for members of staff not working standard hours or period
   58.     References to full pay
   59.     Leave for temporary employees
   60.     Applications for leave

           Division 2 - Adoption leave

   61.     Entitlement to adoption leave
   62.     Rights of member of staff resuming duty
   63.     Payment for adoption leave

           Division 3 - Maternity leave

   64.     Definitions
   65.     Entitlement to maternity leave
   66.     Circumstances in which sick leave may be taken
   67.     Rights of member of staff on resuming duty
   68.     Payment of maternity leave

           Division 4 - Parental leave

   69.     Department Head may grant parental leave
   70.     Rights of member of staff resuming duties
   71.     No payment for parental leave

           Division 5 - Family and community service leave

   72.     Department Head may grant family and community service leave
   73.     Maximum amount of family and community service leave

           Division 6 - Leave without pay

   74.     Department Head may grant leave without pay
   75.     Recreation leave or extended leave may be taken instead of leave without pay

           Division 7 - Military leave

   76.     Department Head may grant military leave
   77.     Maximum amount of leave
   78.     Certificate of necessity for attendance

           Division 8 - Recreation leave

   79.     Recreation leave-accrual
   80.     Recreation leave-periods during which no accrual
   81.     Recreation leave-limits on accumulation
   82.     Calculation of recreation leave
   83.     Payment for untaken leave where member of staff ceases to be employed or dies

           Division 9 - Sick leave

   84.     Granting of sick leave
   85.     Requirements for medical certificate
   86.     Action to be taken where medical certificate considered inadequate
   87.     Confidentiality
   88.     Sick leave may be granted for periods of recreation or extended leave
   89.     Calculation of sick leave
   90.     Payment of sick leave during initial period of service
   91.     Workers’ compensation
   92.     Sick leave where there is a claim for damages or other compensation

           Division 10 - Special purpose leave

   93.     Special purpose leave-general
   94.     Special purpose leave-jury service
   95.     Special purpose leave-witness at court
   96.     (Repealed)

           Division 11 - Study leave

   97.     Study leave-time for study for approved courses
   98.     Study leave-approved examinations
   99.     Study leave-other studies

           Division 12 - (Repealed)
           None

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   100A.   Report of charges and convictions for serious offences
   100AA.  Bodies prescribed as public sector services
   100AB.  War service
   100.    Repeal
   101.    Savings and transitional provisions
   102.    Transitional provision relating to provision of fringe benefits
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