33Affirmative measure—disability employment

33 Affirmative measure—disability employment

(1) An Agency Head may, consistently with Commonwealth law, identify a vacancy as open only to persons who have a disability or a particular type of disability. (2) The Agency Head must ensure that for such a vacancy: (a) eligible candidates are only persons described in subsection (1); and (b) one of the following applies: (i) the selection process for the vacancy otherwise satisfies the requirements of Subdivision B; (ii) section 27 (which deals with engaging APS employees on a short‑term, irregular or intermittent basis) is satisfied; (iii) a disability employment service provider has assessed each candidate as being likely to be unable to compete successfully on merit in a competitive selection process.

Note: Sections 12 and 13 of the Regulations provide for matters regarding the engagement of non‑ongoing APS employees.