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PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2011 (NO 29 OF 2011) - SECT 5

Section 3 amended

(1)     Section 3(1)

omit

, unless the contrary intention appears

(2)     Section 3(1), definitions "Agency", "Appeal Board", award , breach of discipline", "Chief Executive Officer , "Commissioner", fixed period , Minister , "permanent employee", repealed Act and this Act

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(3)     Section 3(1)

insert (in alphabetical order)

"administration management principle", see section 5B.

"Agency" means a unit of government administration, office or statutory corporation:

    (a)     nominated in an Administrative Arrangement Order as an Agency for this Act; or

    (b)     declared by another Act to be an Agency for this Act.

"appeal board" means a board convened under section 59C for an appeal.

"award" means an award, determination, decision, order or enterprise agreement (however described) in force under an Act, or a law of the Commonwealth, that provides for the determination of conditions of employment of a person.

"breach of discipline", see section 49.

"casual employee "means an employee employed as mentioned in section 29(3)(c).

"Chief Executive Officer", see section 19.

"Commissioner" means:

    (a)     unless paragraph (b) applies – the person holding or occupying the office of Commissioner for Public Employment mentioned in section 8; or

    (b)     for an employee in the Department of the Legislative Assembly – the Speaker.

"disciplinary action "means action under section 49C(1)(b) or (c).

equality of employment opportunity principle , see section 5E.

"fixed period employee "means an employee employed as mentioned in section 29(3)(b), including an employee employed under an Executive Contract of Employment.

"health practitioner" means:

    (a)     a medical practitioner; or

    (b)     any other person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise a health profession (other than as a student); or

    (c)     a health practitioner who has a right of practice under the Health Practitioners Act .

"human resource management principle", see section 5C.

"inability or performance grounds", see section 44(1).

"merit principle", see section 5D.

"ongoing employee" means an employee employed as mentioned in section 29(3)(a).

"performance and conduct principle", see section 5F.

"public sector principles" means the principles mentioned in section 5A(1).

"relevant Chief Executive Officer", in Part 9, Division 2, means the Chief Executive Officer who made the decision the subject of the appeal.

"remedial action" means action under section 46(1)(b) or(c).

(4)     Section 3(1), definition appropriate minister

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when used in relation to

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for

(5)     Section 3(1), definition employment

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in relation to

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for

(6)     Section 3(1), definition Employment Instructions

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Employment Instructions issued

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rules made

(7)     Section 3(1), definition Executive Contract of Employment , paragraph (a), at the end

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or

(8)     Section 3(1), definition Executive Contract of Employment , paragraph (c)

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in relation to

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to perform

(9)     Section 3(1), definition Executive Contract of Employment , paragraph (c)

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period,

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period;

(10)     Section 3(2)

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(11)     Section 3(3)

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appointment

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employment

(12)     Section 3(3)

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such an employee, that law shall be read

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an employee, the other law applies

(13)     Section 3(4)

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shall be read

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applies



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