Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01251:reg:31
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01251
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 31
Character Range: 40252–41200

31  Affirmative measure—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment
 (1) An Agency Head may, consistently with Commonwealth law, identify a vacancy as open only to Aboriginal persons and/or Torres Strait Islander persons.
 (2) The Agency Head must ensure that for such a vacancy:
 (a) each eligible applicant:
 (i) is an Aboriginal person and/or a Torres Strait Islander person; and
 (ii) identifies as an Aboriginal person and/or a Torres Strait Islander person; and
 (iii) is accepted by the person's community as being an Aboriginal person and/or a Torres Strait Islander person; and
 (b) either:
 (i) the selection process for the vacancy otherwise satisfies the requirements of Subdivision B; or
 (ii) section 27 (which deals with engaging APS employees on a short‑term, irregular or intermittent basis) is satisfied.
Note: Sections 12 and 13 of the Regulations provide for matters regarding the engagement of non‑ongoing APS employees.