PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT ACT 1988 - As at 12 July 2002 - Act 33 of 1988
- As at 12 July 2002 - Act 33 of 1988Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - PUBLIC SERVICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Division 1 - Structure
- 5 The Public Service 6. (Repealed)
- 7 Maximum number of staff of a Department
- 8 Staff positions in a Department
Division 2 - Department Heads
- 9 Creation of Department Head positions
- 10 Department Heads
- 10A Appointments to Public Service Department Head positions
- 10B Acting appointments to Department Head positions
- 11 General responsibility of Department Heads
- 12 Delegation by Department Head
Division 3 - Senior executive officers
- 13 Appointments to senior executive positions
- 14 Acting appointments to senior executive positions
- 15 Merit appointments 16-21. (Repealed)
Division 4 - Officers (other than Department Heads and senior executive officers)
- 22 Officers to whom Division applies 23. (Repealed)
- 24 Filling of vacant positions
- 25 Method of appointment
- 26 Selection for appointment to be on merit
- 26A Eligibility lists
- 27 Legal proceedings not to be brought in respect of appointments etc
- 28 Appointments on probation
- 29 Confirmation or annulment of appointments on probation
- 30 Appointment of retired officers
- 31 Advertising vacancies
- 32 Publication of decisions to make recommendations for in-service appointments
- 33 Temporary appointments
- 34 Restriction on temporary appointment 35. (Repealed)
- 36 Incapable officer may be retired
- 37 Vacation of position
Division 5 - Departmental temporary employees
- 38 Appointment of departmental temporary employees
- 38A Appointment of long-term departmental temporary employees to officer positions
Division 5A - Special temporary employees
- 38B Meaning of "political office holder"
- 38C Employment of special temporary employees
- 38D Period of employment of special temporary employees
- 38E Industrial arbitration or legal proceedings excluded
- 38F Delegation by Director-General
- 38G Status of special temporary employees
- 38H Regulations
Division 6 - Miscellaneous matters
- 39 Requirements as to citizenship etc
- 40 Notification of appointments etc in special Gazette
- 41 Arrangements for use of Education Teaching Service staff
- 42 Officers refusing promotion or appointment
PART 2A - PUBLIC SECTOR EXECUTIVES
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 42A Definitions
Division 2 - Composition of executive services
- 42B Composition of Chief Executive Service
- 42C Composition of Senior Executive Service
- 42D Amendment or substitution of Schedule 3A or 3B
- 42E Positions which may be included in Schedule 3A or 3B
Division 3 - Employment of executive officers
- 42F Term appointments
- 42G Employment of executive officers to be governed by contract of employment
- 42H Matters regulated by contract of employment
- 42I Performance reviews
- 42J Industrial arbitration or legal proceedings excluded
Division 4 - Remuneration of executive officers
- 42K Definitions
- 42L Monetary remuneration and employment benefits for executive officers
- 42M Travelling and subsistence allowances etc
Division 5 - Removal, retirement etc of executive officers
- 42N Definitions
- 42O Vacation of executive positions 42P. (Repealed)
- 42Q Removal of executive officers from office
- 42R Right to return to public sector for certain executive officers
- 42S Compensation etc where executive officer has no right to return to public sector
- 42T Election to take compensation
Division 6 - General
- 42U Appointment of incumbent officers to senior executive positions
- 42V Incumbent officers--accrued leave
- 42W Change in status of positions
- 42X Change in title of positions
- 42Y Approval to engage in other paid employment
- 42Z Operation of Part
PART 3 - ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Division 1 - The Council on the Cost of Government
- 43 Establishment of Council
- 44 Composition and procedure of Council
- 45 Functions of Council
- 46 Ministerial control
- 47 Requests to Departments and declared authorities for information etc
- 47A Requests to Auditor-General for information
- 47B Management assistance and advice
- 47C Arrangements for use of staff of others
- 47D Reports to the Minister
- 47E Dissolution of Council
Division 2 - (Repealed)
Division 2A - Public Employment Office
- 49A Public Employment Office
- 49B Commissioner for Public Employment
- 49C Ministerial control
- 49D Principal functions of the Public Employment Office
- 49E Reports on personnel practices and policies
- 49F Delegation by Public Employment Office
- 49G Regulations relating to functions of Public Employment Office
- 49H Approvals or directions given by the Public Employment Office
Division 3 - Miscellaneous matters relating to administration and management of the Public Service
- 50 Transfers within Department or between Departments
- 51 Excess staff
- 52 Excessive salaries
- 53 Officer refusing transfer
- 53A Provisions applying to senior executive officers in the Public Service
- 54 Right of the Crown to dispense with an officer's services not affected by the Act
- 55 No compensation to be paid where officer's services dispensed with or salary reduced
PART 3A - ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
Division 1 - Orders concerning departments of the Public Service
- 55A Creation and change in relation to departments
- 55B Orders amending or replacing Schedule 1
- 55C Orders specifying responsible Minister
Division 2 - Other administrative changes orders
- 55D Definitions
- 55E Orders to change references in Acts
- 55F Orders re administrative change and other matters
Division 3 - Requirements concerning orders
- 55G Publication and commencement of orders
- 55H Limited, general and differential application of orders
- 55I Operation of orders
- 55J Combination orders
PART 4 - INDUSTRIAL MATTERS
Division 1 - (Repealed)
Division 2 - Responsibilities of the Public Employment Office with respect to industrial matters
- 62 Role of the Public Employment Office in industrial proceedings
- 63 Public Employment Office may determine employment conditions
- 64 Public Employment Office may enter into agreements
- 65 Power of Public Employment Office to enter Department's premises etc
PART 5 - DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT OF OFFICERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
Division 1 - Application and interpretation
- 65A Part applies to public servants (except chief executive officers)
- 66 Breaches of discipline
Division 2 - (Repealed)
Division 3 - Officers (other than chief executive officers)
73. (Repealed)- 74 Procedure for dealing with breaches of discipline
- 75 Punishment of officers for breaches of discipline
- 76 Punishment where officer is guilty of a serious offence
- 77 Suspension of officers from duty in certain cases
- 77A Effect of dismissal of senior executive officers
- 78 Posting of notices to an officer whose address is unknown
Division 4 - Miscellaneous matters relating to conduct of officers
- 79 Officer to report bankruptcy etc
- 80 Officer not to engage in other employment without permission
- 81 Officers retiring or resigning before breach of discipline dealt with
PART 6 - SPECIAL INQUIRIES
- 82 Minister may direct holding of special inquiry
- 83 Powers of persons conducting special inquiries
- 84 Procedure and evidence at a special inquiry
- 85 Reports of special inquiries
PART 7 - APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS TO DECLARED AUTHORITIES
- 86 Power to amend Schedule 3 relating to declared authorities
- 87 Certain provisions not to apply
- 88 Declared authorities to comply with directions of Public Employment Office on industrial matters
PART 8 - REMOVAL AND RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN STATUTORY OFFICE HOLDERS
- 89 Definitions
- 89A Part not to apply to executive officers
- 90 Removal of term appointee from office
- 91 Re-appointment to public sector following removal of term appointee
- 92 Compensation for office holder following removal
- 93 Election by term officer to take compensation
- 94 Operation of this Part
PART 9 - SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
- 95 Certain other Acts not to be affected
- 96 Minister's powers to control staff and work of Department not affected
- 96A Delegation by Minister
- 97 Construction of certain references
- 98 Evidence as to Public Service Notices
- 99 Deductions for rent etc in certain cases
- 100 Extended leave for officers etc
- 100A Employer-sponsored transfers involving public authorities
- 100B Provisions relating to mobility of public sector employees
- 100C Variations in remuneration on transfer
- 100D Departmental or organisational changes affecting notional executive positions
- 101 Attachment of wages or salary of officers etc
- 102 Regulations 103, 104. (Repealed)
- 105 Repeal
- 106 Savings, transitional and other provisions
PART 10 - COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY IN TENDERING
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Complaints
- 109 Complaints about competitive neutrality
- 110 Investigation and report
- 111 Reports
- 112 Portfolio Minister's response to report
Division 3 - Investigations
- 113 Definition
- 114 Conduct of investigations
- 115 Public trading agency to provide information, documents and evidence
- 116 Complainant may be requested to provide information, documents and evidence
- 117 Confidential information
- 118 Offences
- 119 Proceedings for offences
- 120 Cabinet documents and proceedings
- 121 Report of complaints
- SCHEDULE 1 Schedule 2 (Repealed)
- SCHEDULE 3
- SCHEDULE 3A
- SCHEDULE 3B Schedule 4 (Repealed)
- SCHEDULE 5
- SCHEDULE 5A
- SCHEDULE 6
- SCHEDULE 7
- SCHEDULE 8