STATE SERVICE ACT 2000

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Interpretation
• 4 Act binds Crown
• 5 Application of Act

PART 2 - The State Service

• 6 Constitution of the State Service
• 7 State Service Principles
• 8 Heads of Agencies must promote State Service Principles
• 9 The State Service Code of Conduct
• 10 Breaches of Code of Conduct

PART 3 - Administrative arrangements and reorganisations

• 11 Establishment of Government departments and State authorities as
Agencies
• 12 Amendment to Schedule 1
• 13 Administrative reorganisations

PART 4 - The Employer

• 14 The Employer
• 15 Functions of Employer
• 16 Powers of Employer
• 17 Employment Directions
• 18 Investigations into administrative and management matters
• 19 Reports by Employer

PART 5 - Head of the State Service

• 20 Head of the State Service
• 21 Delegation by Head of the State Service
• 22 Section 22
• 23 Section 23
• 24 Section 24
• 25 Section 25
• 26 Section 26
• 27 Section 27
• 28 Section 28

PART 6 - Heads of Agencies, holders of prescribed offices and

• 29 Creation of certain offices of Head of Agency and senior executive
• 30 Heads of Agencies
• 31 Appointment, &c., of officers
• 31A Appointments under other Acts
• 32 Termination of office of certain Heads of Agencies, holders of
prescribed offices and senior executives
• 33 Transfer of certain Heads of Agencies and senior executives
• 34 Functions and powers of Heads of Agencies
• 35 Delegation
• 36 Annual reports by Heads of Agencies

PART 7 - State Service Employees Division 1 - Appointment,

• 37 Appointment and promotion of employees
• 38 Terms and conditions of employment of employees
• 39 Procedure for appointments and promotions
• 40 Request by Head of Agency to promote permanent employee without
advertising
• 41 Voluntary transfers between Agencies
• 42 Compulsory transfers between Agencies
• 43 Suspension
• 44 Termination of employment of officers and employees
• 45 Termination of employment of fixed-term employees

Division 2 - Secondment and redeployment

• 46 Arrangements relating to secondment of persons
• 47 Redeployment

Division 3 - Inability to perform duties

• 48 Inability of employees to perform duties

Division 4 - Review of actions

• 49 Interpretation of Division 4
• 50 Review of actions
• 50A Relationship with Ombudsman and other persons
• 51 Determination of a review

PART 7A - Managing for Performance

• 51A Role and responsibility of Head of Agency in relation to managing
for performance
• 51B Role and responsibility of officers and employees in participating
in, and managing for, performance
• 51C Underperformance, &c., of officer or employee

PART 8 - Miscellaneous

• 52 Public notification
• 53 Holidays
• 54 Fines
• 54A Validation of certain leave balances and purported actions
• 55 Regulations
• 56 Administration of Act
• 57 Orders revoked
• 58 Acts repealed
• 59 Statutory Rules rescinded
SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3

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