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Parliamentary Service Classification Rules 2010

We, HENRY ALFRED JENKINS, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and JOHN JOSEPH HOGG, President of the Senate, make these Classification Rules under section 23 of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.

Dated 11 March 2010.

HARRY JENKINS   JOHN HOGG

Parliamentary Service Classification Rules 2010

made under the

Parliamentary Service Act 1999

Contents

 Page

1 Name of Rules
2 Commencement
3 Repeal of Parliamentary Service Classification Rules 2000/1
4 Definitions — the dictionary
5 Approved classifications
6 Classification of Parliamentary Service employees
7 Classification of Parliamentary Service employees: temporary moves between Departments
8 Classification of SES employees
9 Classification of duties
10 Work level standards
11 Employees in training classifications
12 Reduction of classification of Parliamentary Service employee
13 Delegation

Schedule 1 Approved classifications

Schedule 2 Training classifications

Dictionary

1 Name of Rules

  These Rules are the Parliamentary Service Classification Rules 2010.

2 Commencement

  These Rules commence on the day after they are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Repeal of Parliamentary Service Classification Rules 2000/1

  The Parliamentary Service Classification Rules 2000/1, made on 29 November 2000, are repealed.

4 Definitions — the dictionary

 (1) The dictionary at the end of these Rules defines certain words and expressions, and includes references to certain words and expressions that are defined elsewhere in these Rules (signpost definitions).

 (2) The dictionary includes certain words and expressions relevant to these Rules that are defined in the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.

Note   These definitions are indicated by an asterisk (*) and have been included for information only to assist readers of the rules. Minor changes from the Act definitions are indicated by square brackets ([ ]).

 (3) A definition in these Rules applies to each use of the word or expression in these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears.

5 Approved classifications

  For the purposes of these Rules, a classification is an approved classification if it is:
 (a) a classification under a modern award, a transitional APCS or a transitional award-based instrument, as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time; or
 (b) a classification mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 1; or
 (c) a training classification mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 2.

Note   Subsection 23 (2) of the Act provides that the Classification Rules may apply, adopt or incorporate, with or without modification, any of the provisions of a modern award or a transitional APCS as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time.

6 Classification of Parliamentary Service employees

 (1) A Secretary must allocate an approved classification to each Parliamentary Service employee in the Department.

      (2)     The classification must be based on the