Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT (BREACHES OF PUBLIC SECTOR STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 3

3 .         Terms used in these regulations

        (1)         In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —

        appointment pool means a number of persons selected by a public sector body as suitable to be considered by the public sector body for appointment to fill a future vacancy or future vacancies of a particular class;

        claim means a claim for relief under regulation 6;

        claimant means a person who makes a claim;

        conciliation and review officer means a person to whom a claim is assigned under regulation 11;

        conciliation process means the procedures under Part 3 Division 2 for settling a claim by agreement;

        guidelines means guidelines issued under regulation 4 ;

        nominated officer means an officer of a public sector body nominated by the employing authority of the public sector body to act on its behalf for the purposes of these regulations;

        public sector standard does not include a public sector standard established in respect of substandard performance or disciplinary matters;

        reviewable decision means a decision made by a public sector body as the result of the completion of a process to which a public sector standard applies;

        review process means the procedures under Part 3 Division 3 for reviewing a claim;

        vacancy means a vacant office, post or position.

        (2)         A reference in these regulations to a period of days does not include a day that is a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.