21Temporary or term employment for up to 12 months

#### 21 Temporary or term employment for up to 12 months 21 Temporary or term employment for up to 12 months > > (1) The decision to employ a person in temporary or term employment for a period of up to 12 months must be based on either a suitability assessment or a comparative assessment. > > > (2) If the person is employed in temporary or term employment on the basis of a suitability assessment, the person cannot continue in that employment after 12 months unless the person does so on the basis of a comparative assessment after advertising across the Public Service. In such a case, action to undertake the additional requirements of a comparative assessment should commence not later than 9 months after the commencement of the person’s temporary or term employment. > > > (2A) Subrule (2) does not apply if the continuation of the person’s employment is for a period of up to 2 years and is— > > > > > (a) to provide assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, or > > > > > (b) otherwise related to the COVID-19 pandemic. > > > (2B) (Repealed) > > > (3) Subrule (2) does not prevent any additional form of advertising from also being used for the purposes of the comparative assessment. > > > (4) This rule does not apply to special office temporary employees. > > **rule 21:** Am 2014 (624), Sch 1 \[5\]; 2016 (811), Sch 1 \[9\] \[10\]; 2018 (502), Sch 1 \[4\]; 2020 (120), cl 3(2); 2025 (451), Sch 1\[7\].