South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Public Service
consists of administrative units established under this Act.
(2) The Governor may,
by proclamation—
(a)
establish an administrative unit and assign a title to it; and
(b)
alter the title of an administrative unit; and
(c)
abolish an administrative unit.
(3) The Governor may,
by the same or a separate proclamation—
(a)
transfer particular employees or classes of employees from an
administrative unit to another administrative unit; and
(b)
incorporate particular public sector employees or classes of public
sector employees (not forming part of the Public Service) into an
administrative unit; and
(c)
exclude from the Public Service particular public sector employees or classes
of public sector employees previously incorporated into an
administrative unit; and
(d) make
any appointment or transitional or ancillary provision that may be necessary
or expedient in the circumstances.
(4) The Governor may,
by proclamation, vary or revoke a proclamation under this section.
(5) If a proclamation
abolishing an administrative unit makes no provision for the transfer of
employees in the administrative unit, the employees become employees in an
administrative unit designated by the Commissioner.
(6) Before a
recommendation is made to the Governor as to a matter referred to in
subsection (3) that will affect a significant number of employees,
the Minister must, so far as is practicable—
(a) give
notice of the proposed recommendation—
(i)
to the employees; and
(ii)
if a significant number of the members of a
recognised organisation will be affected by the proposed
recommendation—to the organisation; and
(b) hear
any representations or argument that representatives of the employees or the
organisation may wish to present in relation to the proposed recommendation.
(7) A proclamation
under this section has effect according to its terms and despite any other
Act.