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Public Service Act 1999

No. 147, 1999

Compilation No. 22

Compilation date: 11 December 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 44, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Public Service Act 1999 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 December 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of this Act
4 This Act binds the Crown
5 This Act extends to things outside Australia
6 Engagement of employees in Department or Executive Agency
Part 2—Interpretation
7 Interpretation
8 Relationship with Fair Work Acts
Part 3—The Australian Public Service
9 Constitution of the APS
10 APS Values
10A APS Employment Principles
11 Commissioner's Directions about APS Values
11A Commissioner's Directions about employment matters
12 Agency Heads must promote APS Values and APS Employment Principles
13 The APS Code of Conduct
14 Agency Heads and statutory office holders bound by Code of Conduct
15 Breaches of the Code of Conduct
18 Promotion of employment equity
19 Limitation on Ministerial directions to Agency Head
19A Agency Heads to implement measures to create a work environment that enables decisions to be made by APS employees at lowest appropriate classification
Part 4—APS employees
Division 1—APS employees generally
20 Employer powers etc. of Agency Head
21 Prime Minister's directions to Agency Heads