Australian Public Service Commissioner's Directions 2013
2Meaning of higher classification
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2 Meaning of higher classification
For clause 2.29, a person who is an ongoing Parliamentary Service employee is engaged as an ongoing APS employee at a higher classification if: (a) the person is engaged as an ongoing APS employee at a classification mentioned in an item in column 2 in the following table; and (b) immediately before the engagement, the person was engaged as an ongoing Parliamentary Service employee at the corresponding classification mentioned in column 3 of the item.
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Item | APS Group classification | Parliamentary Service Group classification |
| 12345678910 | 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,113,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,114,5,6,7,8,9,10,115,6,7,8,9,10,116,7,8,9,10,117,8,9,10,118,9,10,119,10,1110,1111 | 12345678910 |
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Note 1: See clause 1A.2.
Note 2: A number of expressions used in these Directions are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Agency;
(b) Agency Head;
(c) APS employee;
(d) APS Employment Principles;
(e) APS Values;
(f) Code of Conduct;
(g) ongoing APS employee;
(h) SES employee.
Act means the Public Service Act 1999.
broadband has the same meaning as in subrule 9(4) of the Classification Rules.
classification means an approved classification within the meaning of the Classification Rules.
classification group means a group of classifications mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Classification Rules.
Classification Rules means rules about classifications of APS employees made under section 23 of the Act from time to time.
disability employment service provider means an organisation that facilitates access to employment for persons with disabilities.
effective performance Employment Principle—see subclause 4.1(1).
employment arrangement means any of the following:
(a) a fair work instrument;
(b) a transitional instrument;
(c) a determination under subsection 24 (1) or (3) of the Act;
(d) a written contract of employment.