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Public Sector Employment and Management Regulation 2009
[2009-428]
Current version for 21 December 2012 to date (accessed 23 May 2013 at 16:20).
Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 on 1 September 2014
File last modified 21 December 2012.
Part 2 Appointments
4 Pre-placement health assessments
5 Selection procedures for officers
6 Selection in special cases
7 Exception—appointment of chief executive
Part 3 Conditions of service
8 Application of Part
9 Hours of attendance on duty
10 Public and local holidays
11 Absence from duty
12 Increments
Part 4 Allowances
15 Rates and conditions of payment of allowances
16 Payment where allowance not adequate or
Division 2 Higher duties and acting allowances
17 Entitlement to allowance when relieving in other
18 Allowance for acting or temporary appointments
19 Member of staff not to suffer reduction in
20 Provisions relating to executive positions
Division 3 Relocation expenses
21 Relocation expenses—senior executive
Part 4A Procurement of goods and services
21A Procurement for emergencies
21B Supply of goods and services by approved disability
21C Procurement arrangements for other public
21D Savings
22 Leave
23 Availability of Act, Regulation and other relevant
24 Determinations and approvals
25 Deductions for rent in certain cases
26 SOCs prescribed as public sector service
27 Report of charges and convictions for serious
28 War service
29 Saving
Schedule 1 Competitive neutrality in tendering
Part 1 Preliminary1 Name of RegulationThis Regulation is the Public Sector Employment and Management Regulation
2009.2 CommencementThis Regulation commences on 1 September 2009 and is required to
be published on the NSW legislation website.Note. This Regulation replaces the Public Sector Employment and Management (General)
Regulation 1996 which is repealed on 1 September 2009 by
section 10 (2) of the Subordinate
Legislation Act 1989.3 Definitions(1) In this Regulation:executive
officer means a chief executive officer or a senior executive
officer in the Public Service.member of
staff means an officer or a temporary employee.Note. Casual employees are not members of staff for the purposes of this
Regulation.officer means
an officer of the Public Service, as referred to in section 7 (1) (a) of the
Act.public service
determination means a determination referred to in section 130 of
the Act.State
industrial instrument means an industrial instrument within the
meaning of the Industrial Relations Act
1996.temporary
employee means a Departmental temporary employee, as referred to in
section 7 (2) (a) of the Act, or a special temporary employee, as referred to
in section 7 (2) (b) of the Act.the Act means
Act 2002.(2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this
Regulation.Part 2 Appointments4 Pre-placement health assessments(1) A person may not be appointed to an officer’s position
before the person’s fitness to carry out the duties of the position has
been confirmed by a health assessment.(2) Fitness to carry out duties includes the ability to carry out
those duties without endangering the health and safety of the public, of other
persons employed in the Department and of the person
concerned.(3) The health assessment is to be in the form considered necessary by
the appropriate Department Head.(4) The form of the health assessment may include (but is not limited
to) any one or more of the following:(a) a declaration (which may be a statutory declaration if required)
provided by the person concerning any illness, disability or condition of
which the person is aware that might make the person unfit to carry out the
duties of the position,
(b) a medical examination by a medical practitioner approved by the
appropriate Department Head,
(c) an examination by a medical practitioner, an optometrist or other
appropriately qualified health care professional, approved by the appropriate
Department Head, of a particular aspect of the person’s health likely to
detrimentally affect the person’s capacity to carry out the duties of
(5) The appropriate Department Head is to give the health care
professional providing a health assessment referred to in subclause (4) (c)
any requested information about the duties of the position concerned that is
reasonably required for the purpose of providing the
assessment.(6) This clause does not limit any requirements made by the
appropriate Department Head with respect to health assessments of persons
employed as temporary employees.5 Selection procedures for officers(1) Unless the appropriate Department Head otherwise determines, a
selection committee is to be established to assess the merit of applicants for
appointment to a vacant officer’s position.(2) A selection committee should, as far as practicable:(a) consist of at least 2 persons, and
(b) include at least one person who does not hold a position in the
branch of the Department in which the vacant position exists,
(c) be constituted so as to ensure the fairest consideration of all
(3) A selection committee must, as far as practicable, deal with each
applicant in a similar fashion, but the committee is not required to grant an
interview to all applicants.(4) A selection committee may use a range of processes as the basis of
determining the merit of the applicants, including interviews and objective
work-related tests. The committee is not obliged to use any particular
process.(5) Nothing in this clause requires a Department Head to adopt any
recommendation made by a selection committee in relation to the filling of a
vacancy.6 Selection in special cases(1) A person (whether or not an officer) may be appointed to an
officer’s position (other than a senior executive position) in
accordance with the special procedures prescribed by this
clause.(2) The appropriate Department Head may, with the approval of the
Public Service Commissioner, recommend the appointment of a person belonging
to a disadvantaged group of persons to a position in the Department that the
Department Head considers suitable for the person.(3) A disadvantaged group of
persons is a group of persons in the community that the Public Service
Commissioner has designated as a disadvantaged group for the purposes of this
clause. The Public Service Commissioner may so designate any group of persons
who suffer a disadvantage in employment, including but not limited to:(a) Aboriginals or Torres Strait Islanders, or
(b) persons who have a disability within the meaning of the Anti-Discrimination Act
(4) A person may be recommended for appointment under this clause only
if the person belongs to a relevant disadvantaged group and, in the opinion of
the appropriate Department Head, has the greatest merit of the eligible
persons seeking appointment in accordance with this
clause.(5) The Public Service Commissioner is to determine the general or
selective advertising or search procedures to be used for the purposes of
seeking eligible persons for appointment under this clause and the selection
procedures to be used for selecting a person from among the eligible persons
seeking appointment.7 Exception—appointment of chief executive
officersThis Part does not apply to or in respect of appointments to chief
executive positions.Part 3 Conditions of service8 Application of PartThe provisions of this Part:(a) are subject to any State industrial instrument,
(b) unless the contrary intention appears, apply to all members of
(c) in the case of executive officers—are subject to the
contract of employment under Part 3.1 of the Act between the executive officer
and the executive officer’s employer.
9 Hours of attendance on duty(1) The hours of attendance on duty of members of staff and the manner
of recording their attendance are to be as determined from time to time by the
appropriate Department Head. Any such determination is to be made in
accordance with any direction of the Public Service
Commissioner.(2) The appropriate Department Head or a person authorised by the
appropriate Department Head may require a member of staff to perform duty
beyond the hours determined under subclause (1), but only if it is not
unreasonable for the member of staff to be required to do
so.10 Public and local holidays(1) In this clause:local
holiday means a public holiday that is not a public holiday
throughout the State.public
holiday means a bank or public holiday under the Banks and Bank Holidays Act 1912,
but does not include:(a) a Saturday that is such a holiday by virtue of section 15A of that
(b) 1 August or such other day that is a bank holiday instead of 1
(2) A member of staff is entitled to be absent from duty on the
following days unless the member of staff is required to attend for duty by
the appropriate Department Head or by a person authorised by the appropriate
Department Head:(a) a day that is a public holiday throughout the
(b) a day that is a local holiday in that part of the State at or from
which the member of staff performs duty,
(c) a day between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day determined by
the appropriate Department Head.
(3) A member of staff who is required under this clause to attend for
duty on a local holiday is not entitled to overtime or time in lieu on that
account.(4) If a local holiday falls during a staff member’s absence on
leave, the member of staff is not to be credited with the
holiday.11 Absence from duty(1) A member of staff must not be absent from duty unless reasonable
cause is shown.(2) If a member of staff is absent from duty because of illness or
other emergency, the member of staff must, as soon as practicable, provide an
explanation for the absence.(3) If the member of staff fails to provide that explanation to the
satisfaction of the appropriate Department Head, the Department Head is to
cause to be deducted from the pay of the member of staff the amount paid to
the member of staff for the period of absence.(4) Nothing in this clause affects the taking of any action under Part
2.7 of the Act in relation to a member of staff who is absent from duty
without authorised leave.12 Increments(1) This clause does not apply to executive
officers.(2) The payment to any member of staff of an increment in accordance
with any State industrial instrument or public service determination is,
unless otherwise provided by the instrument or determination, to be made only
with the prior approval of the appropriate Department
Head.(3) The payment of an increment to a member of staff is subject to the
satisfactory conduct of, and the satisfactory performance of duties by, the
member of staff as determined by the appropriate Department
Head.(4) A member of staff must be promptly notified in writing by the
appropriate Department Head of any decision to defer payment of an
increment.(5) The payment of an increment may be deferred from time to time, but
may not be deferred for more than 12 months at any one
time.13 Health and safety(1) For the purposes of this clause, a member of staff is not fit for
work if the health of the member of staff:(a) may render the member of staff a danger to other members of staff
or to the public, or
(b) is likely to be seriously affected by the staff member remaining
on duty or, if the member of staff is absent from duty, by the staff member
resuming duty.
(2) If the appropriate Department Head has reason to believe that a
member of staff is not fit for work, he or she may direct the member of staff
to submit to such medical examination or other health assessment as the
Department Head may, on the advice of a nominated medical assessor, consider
necessary.(3) If the appropriate Department Head has issued a direction under
subclause (2) to a member of staff, the member of staff:(a) must, if on duty, cease duty immediately, and
(b) must not resume duty until the completion of the medical
examination or other health assessment concerned unless the concurrence of a
nominated medical assessor is first obtained or a certificate is furnished by
a medical practitioner that the member of staff is fit for
(4) If the appropriate Department Head receives a health assessment
from a nominated medical assessor that a member of staff:(a) is fit for work, the Department Head is to direct in writing that
the member of staff, if absent from duty, must resume duty,
(b) is not fit for work, the Department Head is to direct in writing
that the member of staff must cease duty immediately or, if absent from duty,
must not resume duty.
(5) If a direction has been given to a member of staff under subclause
(4), the nature of the leave, if any, to be granted to the member of staff
during the absence from duty is to be determined by the appropriate Department
Head after consideration of any relevant advice of the nominated medical
assessor.(6) A member of staff to whom a direction has been given under
subclause (4) (b) must not resume duty unless the appropriate Department Head,
on the advice of a nominated medical assessor, approves in
writing.(7) The appropriate Department Head is to give the health care
professional providing a health assessment of a member of staff under this
clause any requested information about the duties of the staff member’s
position that is reasonably required for the purpose of providing the
assessment.(8) In this clause:nominated medical
assessor means a person or body, or a person who is a member of a
class of persons, nominated by the Public Service Commissioner for the
purposes of this clause.Part 4 AllowancesDivision 1 Preliminary14 Application of PartThe provisions of this Part are subject to any State industrial
instrument.Note. Other allowances are set out in the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment)
Award 2009.15 Rates and conditions of payment of allowances(1) The rates and conditions of payment of allowances under this Part
are, subject to this Part, to be as determined by the Director-General of the
Department of Premier and Cabinet from time to
time.(2) If an allowance under this Part is payable at a daily rate, the
amount to be paid for a portion of a day is to be the appropriate proportion
of the daily rate and, for the purpose of calculating that amount, any
fraction of an hour is to be corrected to the nearest
half-hour.16 Payment where allowance not adequate or
available(1) If the appropriate Department Head is satisfied that, but for this
clause, the actual expenses properly and reasonably incurred by a member of
staff in the performance of official duties:(a) are not adequately covered by an allowance to which the member of
staff is entitled under this Part, or
(b) are not covered by any allowance payable under this Part or under
any State industrial instrument,
the member of staff is to be paid an allowance equivalent to the amount
of those additional expenses or the amount of those expenses, as the case may
be.(2) An allowance is not payable under this clause unless the member of
staff produces official receipts for the expenses incurred by the member of
staff.(3) An allowance under this clause may be reduced if it exceeds
without good cause any limit approved in advance by the appropriate Department
Head for the expenses concerned.Division 2 Higher duties and acting allowances17 Entitlement to allowance when relieving in other
positions(1) This clause applies when the appropriate Department Head directs
that the duties of a position which is vacant, or the holder of which is
suspended, sick or absent, are to be performed by one or more other members of
staff.(2) A member of staff who, during a period of relief in another
position, satisfactorily performs, in the opinion of the appropriate
Department Head, the whole of the duties and assumes the whole of the
responsibilities of that position is to be paid by allowance any difference
between the staff member’s present salary or wage and the salary or wage
to which the member of staff would have been entitled if appointed to that
position.(3) A member of staff who, during a period of relief in another
position, does not perform the whole of the duties or assume the whole of the
responsibilities of that position is to be paid that proportion of the
allowance referred to in subclause (2) that the duties satisfactorily
performed and responsibilities assumed bear to the whole of the duties and
responsibilities of that position. The amount of the allowance so paid is to
be as determined by the appropriate Department
Head.(4) In this clause, a reference to the duties and responsibilities of
a position is a reference to those duties and responsibilities that, during
the period of relief, the member of staff appointed to the position would
ordinarily have performed or assumed.(5) Except where the Director-General of the Department of Premier and
Cabinet otherwise determines, an allowance is not to be paid under this clause
in respect of a single period of relief in another position of less than 5
ordinary working days.(6) An allowance is not to be paid under this clause in respect of any
unbroken period of leave, exceeding 5 ordinary working days, taken by the
member of staff during any period of relief in another
position.(7) Despite subclause (6), if a member of staff affords part-time
relief in a position on a continuing basis, an allowance is to be paid under
this clause calculated as though the member of staff were relieving on a
full-time basis but the amount of the allowance is to be calculated in the
same proportion as the ordinary weekly hours actually worked bear to the
weekly hours required to be worked by a full-time member of staff appointed to
the position.(8) A member of staff appointed to a position the principal purpose of
which is to provide relief in certain other positions is not, unless otherwise
determined by the appropriate Department Head, to be paid an allowance under
this clause except in respect of so much of a single period of relief in the
same position as exceeds 13 weeks.18 Allowance for acting or temporary appointments(1) This clause applies when an officer is appointed to act in another
position, or is temporarily appointed to another position, which is vacant or
the holder of which is suspended, sick or absent.(2) Any such officer is to be paid by allowance any difference between
the officer’s present salary or wage and the salary or wage to which the
officer would have been entitled if appointed to that position (other than on
an acting or temporary basis).19 Member of staff not to suffer reduction in
remunerationA member of staff relieving, acting in, or temporarily appointed
to another position is not, as a result, to suffer any reduction in salary or
wage.20 Provisions relating to executive positions(1) For the purposes of this Division, the salary or wage of an
executive officer is, subject to this clause, the amount of the remuneration
package for the executive position concerned.(2) If the remuneration package for an executive position consists of
a range of amounts, the salary or wage is the amount within that range to
which the officer is entitled (in the case of the officer’s present
salary or wage) or the amount within that range determined by the
officer’s employer (in the case of the salary or wage to which the
officer would have been entitled if appointed to the executive position
concerned).(3) If an officer who is not an executive officer relieves or acts in
an executive position, the salary or wage to which the officer would have been
entitled if appointed to the executive position is to be reduced by the
superannuation guarantee amount payable in respect of the
officer.(4) In this clause, executive
package have the same meanings they have in Part 3.1 of the
Act.Division 3 Relocation expenses21 Relocation expenses—senior executive
officers(1) A senior executive officer is, in connection with any relocation
during the term of the officer’s employment, entitled to any relocation
expenses payable under the applicable State industrial instrument to an
officer who is not a senior executive officer.(2) A senior executive officer is entitled to such relocation expenses
as the appropriate Department Head determines if:(a) the officer is required to relocate when selected for the
(b) the place to which the officer is required to relocate is of
sufficient distance, in the opinion of the Department Head, to warrant
Part 4A Procurement of goods and services21A Procurement for emergencies(1) A government agency head or a government agency employee nominated
for the purposes of this clause by the agency head may, in any case of
emergency, authorise the procurement of goods and services to a value
sufficient to meet that particular emergency.(2) Every authorisation under this clause must be reported to the
Board as soon as possible.(3) Section 149 of the Act does not apply in relation to the
procurement of goods and services under this
clause.(4) This clause does not authorise the procurement of goods and
services in excess of those necessary to meet the immediate needs of any
emergency.21B Supply of goods and services by approved disability
employment organisations(1) A government agency may procure goods and services that are
supplied by a person or body approved as a disability employment organisation
under this clause.(2) Section 149 of the Act does not apply in relation to the
procurement of goods and services under this clause. However, procurement
under this clause is subject to any Board direction issued in relation to such
procurement.(3) The Minister for Disability Services may, by order, approve a
person or body as a disability employment organisation if satisfied that the
person or body conducts a business a principal purpose of which is to provide
employment to persons with a disability.(4) An approval may apply to a specified person or body or to all
members of a specified class of persons or bodies.(5) An approval may apply to a branch or unit within a larger body.
For that purpose, a reference in this clause to a body includes a reference to
a branch or unit within a larger body.(6) An approval may be limited to specified goods and services
supplied by a person or body. In that case, the person or body is approved as
a disability employment organisation only in relation to those specified goods
and services.(7) A register of disability employment organisations is to be kept
for the purposes of this clause and is to include particulars of approvals
given under this clause.(8) The register is to be kept by a person or body appointed for the
time being by the Minister for Disability Services to maintain the
register.(9) Information contained on the register is to be made available to
the public in such manner as the Minister for Disability Services
directs.(10) In this clause, disability, in relation to
a person, has the same meaning as it has in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the
Commonwealth.21C Procurement arrangements for other public
bodies(1) The Board may enter into agreements with public bodies that are
not government agencies relating to the procurement of goods and services by
and for those bodies.(2) The Board may do so by allowing those bodies to have access to the
procurement arrangements for government agencies or by making separate
arrangements.(3) The Board may establish criteria for the exercise of the
Board’s functions under this clause, including but not limited to the
circumstances in which, and the public bodies to which, access to the
arrangements for government agencies will not be
given.(4) The Director-General of the Department of Finance and Services may
charge a fee in connection with any agreement entered into between a public
body and the Board under this clause.(5) In this clause:community
non-profit organisation does not include an industry association or
similar body the activities of which are intended to promote the interests of
a particular industry or sector of an industry.public
body includes the following:(a) a private hospital,
(b) a local council or other local authority,
(c) a charity or other community non-profit
(d) a private school or college,
(e) a university,
(f) a public authority of the Commonwealth, any other State or
(g) a public authority of any other jurisdiction (but only if it
carries on activities in this State),
(h) a contractor to a public authority (but only in respect of things
done as such a contractor).
21D Savings(1) Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of
Employment and Management (Goods and Services) Regulation
2010 (the repealed Regulation)
by the Public Sector Employment and
2012 (the amending Act), had effect
under the repealed Regulation continues to have effect under this
Part.(2) Any policies and procedures determined under clause 6 of the
repealed Regulation continue to apply, despite the repeal of that clause, to
infrastructure projects to which the Nation
Building and Jobs Plan (State Infrastructure Delivery) Act
2009 applies.(3) Clause 7 (3) of the repealed Regulation continues to apply to
public sector agencies (within the meaning of the repealed Regulation) until 1
September 2012.(4) A direction issued by the State Contracts Control Board under
clause 10 of the repealed Regulation and in force immediately before the
commencement of the amending Act (including the direction described as the
General Purchasing Delegation that took effect on 7 December 2010) is taken to
be a direction issued by the NSW Procurement Board. Any such direction
continues to apply to public sector agencies (within the meaning of the
repealed Regulation) until 1 September 2012, unless sooner revoked by the NSW
Procurement Board.(5) The Chairperson of the NSW Procurement Board may, until 1
September 2012, issue directions to government agencies under section 148 of
the Act on behalf of the NSW Procurement Board.(6) Clause 20 of the repealed Regulation continues to apply to tenders
and contracts to which Part 3 of the repealed Regulation applied immediately
before the commencement of the amending Act until 1 September
2012.(7) A government agency that, immediately before the commencement of
the amending Act, was accredited by the State Contracts Control Board to
procure goods and services for that agency may continue to do so in accordance
with the terms of that accreditation until 1 September 2012 or until the
agency is accredited under an accreditation scheme established by the NSW
Procurement Board, whichever occurs first.Part 5 Miscellaneous22 Leave(1) The provisions of this clause apply:(a) to members of staff who are executive officers or special
temporary employees employed under Part 2.5 of the Act,
(b) to any other members of staff not covered by a State industrial
instrument.Note. Leave entitlements for members of staff covered by a State
industrial instrument are set out in the Crown
Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Award
(2) The provisions of the Crown Employees
(Public Service Conditions of Employment) Award 2009 that
relate to leave are taken to apply to a member of staff to which this clause
applies and any such person is entitled to leave in accordance with that award
subject to any conditions or limitation set out in that award as if the person
were covered by that award.(3) The amount of leave of any kind which may be granted to a member
of staff and the conditions on which it may be granted is, subject to this
clause, to be as determined by the Director-General of the Department of
Premier and Cabinet from time to time.23 Availability of Act, Regulation and other relevant
informationThe appropriate Department Head is to make available to members of
staff employed in the Department, in a reasonably accessible form, the Act,
this Regulation and any other relevant information relating to the Public
Service.24 Determinations and approvals(1) A determination or an approval of a relevant person under this
Regulation is to be published or notified in such manner as the person
considers necessary in order to bring the determination or approval to the
notice of the members of staff to whom it applies.(2) A determination or an approval of a relevant person under this
Regulation may do either or both of the following:(a) apply generally or be limited in its application by reference to
(3) In this clause:relevant
person means any of the following:(a) the Public Service Commissioner,
(b) the Director-General of the Department of Premier and
(c) a Department Head.
25 Deductions for rent in certain cases(1) Except as provided in subclause (3), if any member of staff of a
Department is allowed to use, for residential purposes, any premises belonging
to the Government, the Director-General of the Department of Premier and
Cabinet may direct that a fair and reasonable sum as rent for the premises be
deducted from the salary of the member of staff.(2) When giving a direction under subclause (1), the Director-General
of the Department of Premier and Cabinet is to either fix the amount of rent
to be deducted or specify a person by whom the amount of rent to be deducted
is to be fixed.(3) If a member of staff of a Department is allowed to use, for
residential purposes, any premises or any land vested in or managed by the
Teacher Housing Authority of New South Wales, an amount fixed by that
Authority in respect of rent is to be deducted from the salary of the member
of staff and paid to that Authority.(4) In this clause, rent includes payment for board and
lodging.(5) This clause is subject, in the case of an executive officer, to
the contract of employment entered into by the executive officer under Part
3.1 of the Act.26 SOCs prescribed as public sector service(1) For the purposes of paragraph (g) of the definition of public sector
service in section 3 (1) of the Act, State owned corporations are
prescribed as a class but only in relation to sections 102 and 103 of the
Act.(2) For the purposes of paragraph (g) of the definition of public sector
service in section 3 (1) of the Act, Landcom is prescribed but only
in relation to section 102A of the Act. This subclause does not limit the
operation of subclause (1).27 Report of charges and convictions for serious
offences(1) A member of staff who is charged with having committed, or is
convicted of, a serious offence must immediately report that fact in writing
to the appropriate Department Head.(2) If the senior officer has reason to believe that a member of
staff:(a) has been charged with having committed, or has been convicted of,
a serious offence, and
(b) has not reported the matter to the appropriate Department Head in
accordance with subclause (1),
the senior officer must immediately inform the appropriate Department
Head in writing that the senior officer has reason to believe that the member
of staff has been charged with having committed, or has been convicted of, a
serious offence.(3) In this clause:senior
officer, in relation to a member of staff, means the senior officer
in the branch or section of the Department in which the member of staff is
employed.serious
offence means an offence referred to in section 48 of the
Act.28 War serviceThe following kinds of service are declared to be war service for
the purposes of clause 4 of Schedule 3A to the Act:(a) war service within the meaning of Division 8 of Part III of the
Repatriation Act 1920 of the
(b) service outside Australia as a member of the Interim Forces within
the meaning of the Interim Forces Benefits Act
1947 of the Commonwealth,
(c) Malayan service within the meaning of the Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act
1956 of the Commonwealth,
(d) special service within the meaning of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act
1962 of the Commonwealth,
as those Acts were in force immediately before their repeal on 22 May
1986.29 SavingAny act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of
Employment and Management (General) Regulation 1996, had
effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this
Regulation.Schedule 1 Competitive neutrality in tenderingPart 1 Preliminary1 Purpose and application of Schedule(1988 Act, s 107)(1) The purpose of this Schedule is to provide the Board with a role
under the State’s complaints mechanism, in connection with competitive
neutrality principles, as contemplated by the Competition Principles
Agreement, so far as they are applicable to public authorities. Other bodies
(including the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal and the Department
of Local Government) may also have roles under the complaints
mechanism.(2) This Schedule applies only to a complaint that a public authority
has failed to comply with competitive neutrality principles in relation to a
tender bid made by the authority in response to an invitation for
tenders.(3) However, this Schedule does not apply to a complaint so far as it
is the subject of a direction under section 24G (3) of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act
1992.2 Definitions(1988 Act, s 108)In this Schedule:Chairperson means the
Chairperson of the Board.Competition Principles
Agreement means the Competition Principles Agreement made on 11
April 1995 by the Commonwealth, the Territories and the States, as in force
for the time being.competitive
neutrality principles means:(a) the competitive neutrality principles referred to in the
Competition Principles Agreement, and
(b) any policies adopted by the State for the purpose of complying
with or giving effect to those principles.
includes any part or aspect of a complaint.portfolio
Minister has the same meaning as in the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act
1992.public
authority means a public authority of the State.public
trading activities of a public authority means significant business
activities relating to goods or services in which the authority is
engaged.public
trading agency means a public authority that is engaged in public
trading activities, and includes a public authority prescribed by the
regulations as a public trading agency, but does not include a local council
or any other local authority or a public authority prescribed by the
regulations as not being a public trading agency.State includes
the Government or a Minister.Part 2 Complaints3 Complaints about competitive neutrality(1988 Act, s 109)(1) The Minister may refer to the Board, for investigation and report,
a complaint about a public trading agency with respect to:(a) a failure of the agency to comply with competitive neutrality
principles in relation to any or all of its public trading activities,
(b) the inappropriate manner in which competitive neutrality
principles are applied by or to the agency in relation to any or all of its
public trading activities,
so far as the complaint relates to a tender bid made by the agency in
response to an invitation for tenders.(2) The Minister is not to refer a complaint to the Board unless
satisfied:(a) that the complaint relates to any or all of the public trading
activities of the agency, and
(b) that the complainant is able to demonstrate that a person (the
competes, or seeks to compete, in a particular market with the agency and is
hindered or is likely to be hindered from or in doing so by the matters
complained of, and
(c) that the competitor is materially affected by the matters
complained of or is likely to be so affected, and
(d) that the complaint has been made by the competitor or by a person
or body authorised by the competitor to make the complaint on behalf of the
competitor, and
(e) that the subject-matter of the complaint has been raised with the
agency and the complainant has reasonable grounds for not being satisfied with
the response to the complaint.
(3) The Board is required to notify the complainant, the agency, the
agency’s portfolio Minister and the Treasurer of the reference and that
an investigation will be conducted into the
complaint.(4) If the Minister has referred a complaint to the Board for
investigation and report, the Minister may withdraw or amend the reference at
any time before the Minister has received the report from the
Board.(5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the
manner of making complaints for the purposes of this
Schedule.4 Investigation and report(1988 Act, s 110)(1) The Board is to conduct an investigation into and make a report on
any complaint referred to it and not withdrawn by the
Minister.(2) The Board is, as far as possible, to use its best endeavours to
complete the investigation and report within 10 weeks after receiving the
complaint or such other period as the Minister may approve from time to
time.5 Reports(1988 Act, s 111)(1) The report of the Board with respect to a complaint is to contain
a statement of its findings and recommendations about the
complaint.(2) If the Board finds that the complaint has been wholly or partly
substantiated, the report is to contain a statement about:(a) any need for changes to the conduct of the public trading agency
to ensure future compliance with competitive neutrality principles with regard
to tendering bids made by it in response to invitations for tenders,
(b) any policy changes that should be considered by the
(3) Copies of the report are to be furnished to the complainant, the
agency, the agency’s portfolio Minister, the Treasurer, and the
Minister.(4) The Board is to arrange for the report to be publicly
available.6 Portfolio Minister’s response to report(1988 Act, s 112)(1) Within 8 weeks after a report about a public trading agency has
been furnished to the agency’s portfolio Minister, the portfolio
Minister is to prepare a written response to the report. This requirement does
not apply where the report states that the investigation concerned was
terminated because the complainant did not comply or did not fully comply with
a request under clause 10.(2) The response must include a statement as to whether or not the
recommendations have been adopted or are proposed to be adopted and must
include a statement of the reasons why any recommendation will not be adopted
(whether wholly or partly).(3) Copies of the response are to be furnished to the complainant, the
agency, the Treasurer, the Minister, and the Board.(4) The Board is to arrange for the response to be publicly
available.Part 3 Investigations7 Definition(1988 Act, s 113)In this Part:investigation means an
investigation by the Board for the purposes of this
Schedule.8 Conduct of investigations(1988 Act, s 114)(1) Subject to this Schedule, in an investigation, the Board:(a) is to act with as little formality as possible,
(b) may inform itself on any matter in any way it thinks fit and is
not bound by the rules of evidence, and
(c) may receive information or submissions in the form of oral or
written statements, and
(d) may consult with such persons as it thinks
(2) The investigation is to be conducted in private as far as
possible, and accordingly the Board is not to conduct public hearings, public
seminars and public workshops except with the approval of the
Minister.(3) Nothing in this clause prevents the Board from holding one or more
meetings for the purposes of the investigation, but all such meetings are to
be held privately.(4) The Board is required to seek and consider submissions from the
public trading agency that is the subject of the complaint to which the
investigation relates and the Treasurer, but is not required to seek or
consider submissions from any other person.(5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the
conduct of investigations.9 Public trading agency to provide information, documents and
evidence(1988 Act, s 115)(1) For the purposes of an investigation, the Chairperson may, by
notice in writing served on an officer of the public trading agency that is
the subject of the complaint to which the investigation relates, require the
officer to do any one or more of the following:(a) to send to the Board, on or before a day specified in the notice,
a statement setting out such information as is so
(b) to send to the Board, on or before a day specified in the notice,
such documents as are so specified,
(c) to attend a meeting of the Board to give
(2) If documents are given to the Board under this clause, the
Board:(a) may take possession of, and make copies of or take extracts from,
the documents, and
(b) may keep possession of the documents for such period as is
necessary for the purposes of the investigation to which they relate,
(c) during that period must permit them to be inspected at all
reasonable times by persons who would be entitled to inspect them if they were
not in the possession of the Board.
10 Complainant may be requested to provide information,
documents and evidence(1988 Act, s 116)(1) For the purposes of an investigation, the Chairperson may, by
notice in writing served on the complainant, request the complainant to do any
one or more of the following:(a) to send to the Board, on or before a day specified in the notice,
(3) If the complainant does not comply or fully comply with a request
under this clause, the Board may terminate the investigation, and the
Board’s report may be limited to a statement that the investigation was
terminated for that reason.11 Confidential information(1988 Act, s 117)(1) If a person provides information (protected
information) to the Board on the understanding that the information
is confidential and will not be divulged, the Board is required to ensure that
the information is not divulged by it to any person, except:(a) with the consent of the person who provided the information,
(b) to the extent that the Board is satisfied that the information is
not confidential in nature, or
(c) to a member of the Board or an officer working for the
(2) If:(a) the Board is satisfied that protected information provided to the
Board by a complainant needs to be divulged to a person in order that the
complaint can be properly dealt with, and
(b) the exceptions in subclause (1) (a)–(c) are not
the Board may notify the complainant that the Board proposes to divulge
the information to a specified person, or in its report, after a specified
period.(3) After the specified period, and despite subclause (1), the Board
may divulge the information to the specified person or in its report, unless
the complainant withdraws the complaint.(4) If the Board is satisfied that it is desirable to do so because of
the confidential nature of any information provided to the Board for the
purposes of an investigation, it may give directions prohibiting or
restricting the divulging of the information.(5) A person must not contravene a direction given under subclause
(4).(5A) Subclause (4) is specified for the purposes of section 146 (3) of
the Act (which makes a contravention of subclause (4) an
offence).(6) A reference in this clause to information includes information
contained in any evidence given at a meeting of or hearing before the Board
and information contained in any documents given to the
Board.12 Offences(1988 Act, s 118)(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse:(a) refuse or fail to comply with a notice served under this Part,
(b) refuse or fail to answer a question that the person is required to
answer by the Chairperson at any meeting of or hearing before the Board under
(2) It is a reasonable excuse for the purposes of subclause (1) that
to comply with the notice or to answer the question might tend to incriminate
the person or make the person liable to any forfeiture or
penalty.(3) A person must not:(a) give to the Board, whether orally or in writing, information that
the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular (unless
the person informs the Board of that fact), or
(b) at a meeting of or hearing before the Board, give evidence that
the person knows to be false or misleading in a material
(4) A person must not hinder, obstruct or interfere with the
Chairperson or any other member of the Board in the exercise of functions for
the purposes of this Part as Chairperson or other
member.(5) A person must not take any action that detrimentally affects the
employment of another person, or threaten to do so, because that other person
has assisted the Board in any investigation.(5A) Subclauses (1), (3), (4) and (5) are specified for the purposes of
section 146 (3) of the Act (which makes a contravention of any of those
subclauses an offence).(6) Subclause (1) does not apply to a complainant in relation to a
notice served on the complainant under clause 10.13 Cabinet information and proceedings(1988 Act, s 120)(1) This Schedule does not enable the Board:(a) to require any person to give any statement of information or
answer any question that relates to confidential proceedings of Cabinet,
(2) For the purposes of this clause, a certificate of the
is conclusive of that fact.(3) In this clause:Cabinet includes a committee
of Cabinet or a subcommittee of such a committee.Cabinet
2009.14 Report of complaints(1988 Act, s 121)The Board, or the Department whose annual report covers the Board,
is required to include in its annual report a statistical summary of
complaints received by the Board, investigations conducted by the Board, and
complaints disposed of by the Board, during the period covered by the annual
report.Historical notesThe following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule Cl clause No number Schs Schedules Cll clauses p page Sec section Div Division pp pages Secs sections Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted Table of amending instrumentsPublic Sector
Employment and Management Regulation 2009 (428). LW 28.8.2009.
Date of commencement, 1.9.2009, cl 2. This Regulation has been amended as
2011No 48Public Sector Employment and
Management Amendment (Ethics and Public Service Commissioner) Act
2011. Assented to 20.10.2011.Date of commencement, 1.11.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (558) LW
2012No 43Public Sector Employment and
(308)Public Sector Employment and
Management Amendment (Procurement of Goods and Services) Regulation
2012. LW 29.6.2012.Date of commencement, 1.7.2012, cl 2.
(660)Public Sector Employment and
Management Amendment (Additional Appointment) Regulation 2012.
LW 21.12.2012.Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl
Cll 6, 9, 13Am 2011 No 48, Sch 2.11 [1].Cll 15, 17Am 2011 No 48, Sch 2.11 [2].Part 4AIns 2012 No 43, Sch 2 [1].Cll 21A–21CIns 2012 No 43, Sch 2 [1].Cl 21DIns 2012 No 43, Sch 2 [1]. Am 2012 (308), Sch 1 [1]
[2].Cl 22Am 2011 No 48, Sch 2.11 [2].Cl 24Subst 2011 No 48, Sch 2.11
[3].Cl 25Am 2011 No 48, Sch 2.11 [2].Cl 26Am 2012 (660), cl 3.Sch 1Ins 2012 No 43, Sch 1 [3] (transferred from the
2002 No 43, Part 7.3). Renumbered 2012 No 43, Sch 1 [3]. Am
2012 No 43, Schs 1 [3], 2 [2]–[6].