New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION (STAFF) REGULATION 2005 - REG 19

19 Advertising of vacancies

(1) Unless the STA otherwise determines, vacancies in STA officers’ positions must be advertised before they are filled.

(2) Vacancies may be advertised either within the service of the STA or both within and outside the service of the STA.

(3) In deciding to appoint a person to a vacant STA officer’s position that has been advertised, the STA may select only a person who has duly applied for appointment to the vacant position.

(4) The STA may do any one or more of the following:

(a) extend the time stipulated in an advertisement for lodging applications for a vacant position,

(b) decline to appoint any of the applicants for a vacant position that has been advertised,

(c) re-advertise a vacancy.

(5) Despite subclause (3), if:

(a) there are no applicants for a vacant STA position that has been advertised, or

(b) the STA has declined to appoint any applicant to the position,

the STA may fill the position as if it had not been advertised.