4.1Purpose of Chapter 4

4.1 Purpose of Chapter 4

(1) This Chapter sets out directions in relation to the APS Employment Principle mentioned in paragraph 10A(1)(d) of the Act (the effective performance Employment Principle).

Note: Paragraph 10A(1)(d) of the Act provides that the APS is a career‑based public service that requires effective performance from each employee.

(2) Noting that there is a broad spectrum of management issues associated with managing effective performance across the APS, from encouraging high performance to managing unsatisfactory performance, the purposes of the directions are as follows: (a) to strengthen the obligations of Agency Heads in relation to the effective performance Employment Principle; (b) to make provision for certain obligations of supervisors and APS employees in relation to the effective performance Employment Principle; (c) to encourage APS best or better practice by requiring each Agency Head to ensure that his or her Agency’s performance management policy and associated processes and practices are periodically reviewed and benchmarked against APS best practice.