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Public Service Regulations 2023
made under the

Public Service Act 1999

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 26 October 2024

                Includes amendments: F2024L01370

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Public Service Regulations 2023 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 26 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
5 Definitions
6 Meaning of higher classification
Part 2—The Code of Conduct
7 Duty not to disclose information
8 Statutory office holders bound by Code of Conduct
9 Limitation on sanctions for breaches of Code of Conduct
Part 3—APS employees
Division 1—Employer powers etc. of Agency Heads
10 Condition of engagement—health clearance
11 Direction to attend medical examination
12 Engagement of SES employees for a specified term
13 Engagement of non‑ongoing non‑SES employees
14 Suspension from duties
15 Termination of employment
Division 2—Miscellaneous
16 Knowledge of Act, regulations and Commissioner's Directions
Part 4—Review of actions
Division 1—Statement of intent and outline
17 General policy about review
18 Review of APS actions—certain promotion decisions and engagement decisions
19 Review of other APS actions
Division 2—Review of certain APS promotion decisions and engagement decisions (including decisions involving Parliamentary Service employees)
20 Application of this Division
21 Entitlement to review—promotion decisions
22 Entitlement to review—engagement decisions involving Parliamentary Service employees
23 Grounds for review