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 (2A)–(8) (Repealed) 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\[3\].