12Conversion of temporary or term employment to ongoing employment at-level

12 Conversion of temporary or term employment to ongoing employment at-level

12 Conversion of temporary or term employment to ongoing employment at-level

(1) An agency head may convert the temporary or term employment of a person to ongoing employment in the agency if—

(a) the ongoing employment is at-level, and

(b) the person has been employed in that temporary or term employment for a period of at least 12 months.

(1A) The requirement under subrule (1) (b) applies only if the advertisement for the temporary or term employment did not refer to the availability or potential availability of ongoing employment.

(2) The conversion to ongoing employment under this rule—

(a) must be based on the results of a comparative assessment after external advertising (whether a previous comparative assessment or a new comparative assessment) and on the employee’s most recent performance under the agency’s performance management system, and

(b) is subject to the satisfactory conduct of the employee.

(2A)–(8) (Repealed)

(9) A reference in this rule to the head of the agency in which a person is employed is, in the case where the person is a Public Service senior executive, taken to be a reference to the employer of the executive.

rule 12: Am 2014 (742), Sch 1 [7]; 2016 (811), Sch 1 [5]–[8]; 2018 (502), Sch 1 [2]; 2025 (451), Sch 1[3].