Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025N00144:clause:3_3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025N00144
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 3
Character Range: 15125–15845

3                         An office-holder who is a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary      In addition to the options provided at item 1 and 2, if there is a vacancy for a period of four weeks or more, the office holder may ask the Secretary of the Department of State the office holder administers to identify a person who is an APS officer from the Department or an agency in the Minister's portfolio, and temporarily fill the position by engaging that person as a non-ongoing personal employee (Ministerial) under section 11 of the MOP(S) Act.

Note: A parliamentarian in respect of whom a determination under section 4 of the MOP(S) Act is in force is defined as an office-holder in section 3 of the MOP(S) Act.