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Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014
22DRe-employing previous temporary employees
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#### 22D Re-employing previous temporary employees
22D Re-employing previous temporary employees
> > (1) This rule applies in relation to a person who is or has been employed in temporary employment if the assessment on which the decision to employ the person was based (the original assessment) was a comparative assessment after external advertising.
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> > (2) Despite rule 21(1), the person may be re-employed in temporary employment and assigned to a role without further comparative assessment or advertising if—
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> > > (a) the person is re-employed—
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> > > > (i) by the same Public Service agency, and
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> > > > (ii) in the same classification of work, and
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> > > (b) the original assessment—
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> > > > (i) related to the classification of work in which the person is to be re-employed, and
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> > > > (ii) was undertaken within 5 years before the decision to re-employ the person.
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> > (3) Before deciding to re-employ a person under this rule, the agency head must be satisfied that—
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> > > (a) it is appropriate to rely on the original assessment, and
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> > > (b) within the 18 months preceding the decision—
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> > > > (i) the person’s performance as an employee has been assessed as satisfactory under the agency’s performance management system, and
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> > > > (ii) the person’s conduct as an employee has been satisfactory, and
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> > > (c) the person’s capabilities, experience and knowledge have been assessed against the pre-established standards for the role.
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> **rule 22D:** Ins 2014 (742), Sch 1 \[9\]. Am 2016 (811), Sch 1 \[12\]. Rep 2019 (443), Sch 1 \[14\]. Ins 2025 (451), Sch 1\[9\].