3Definitions

#### 3 Definitions 3 Definitions > > (1) In this Act— > > > > Department means a Department of the Public Service listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1. > > > > financial year means a period of 12 months starting on 1 July. > > > > function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty. > > > > government sector comprises all of the following (other than any service in which persons excluded from this Act by section 5 are employed)— > > > > > (a) the Public Service, > > > > > (b) the Teaching Service, > > > > > (c) the NSW Police Force, > > > > > (d) the NSW Health Service, > > > > > (e) the Transport Service of New South Wales, > > > > > (f) any other service of the Crown (including the service of any NSW government agency), > > > > > (g) the service of any other person or body constituted by or under an Act or exercising public functions (such as a State owned corporation), being a person or body that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition. > > > > government sector agency means— > > > > > (a) in the case of the Public Service—a Public Service agency, or > > > > > (b) in the case of any other service in the government sector—the group of staff comprising the service or (subject to the regulations) any separate group of that staff, > > > > and the head of a government sector agency means the head of the Public Service agency (where paragraph (a) applies) or the person who exercises employer functions in relation to the relevant staff (where paragraph (b) applies). > > > > government sector employment rules means rules made by the Commissioner under section 12. > > > > head of a Public Service agency means— > > > > > (a) in the case of a Department—the Secretary of the Department, or > > > > > (b) in any other case—the head of the agency listed in Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 1. > > > > Public Service means the Public Service of New South Wales referred to in Part 4. > > > > Public Service agency means— > > > > > (a) a Department, or > > > > > (b) a Public Service executive agency (being an agency related to a Department), or > > > > > (c) a separate Public Service agency. > > > > Public Service Commission Advisory Board (or Advisory Board) means the Public Service Commission Advisory Board established under Division 2 of Part 3. > > > > Public Service Commissioner (or Commissioner) means the Public Service Commissioner appointed under Division 1 of Part 3. > > > > Public Service employee means a person employed in ongoing, term, temporary, casual or other employment, or on secondment, in a Public Service agency (and employee of a Public Service agency means a person so employed, or on secondment, in the Public Service agency). > > > > Public Service executive agency related to a Department means a Public Service agency listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1. > > > > Public Service senior executive means the Secretary of a Department and any other Public Service employee to whom Division 4 of Part 4 applies. > > > > resignation includes retirement. > > > > role of an employee means the duties and responsibilities of the employee. > > > > senior executive bands determination means a determination made by the Minister under section 35. > > > > separate Public Service agency means a Public Service agency listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1. > > > > Note. > > > > The [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act. > > > (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act. > > **s 3:** Am 2016 No 2, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2024 No 35, Sch 1\[1\].