Parliamentary Service Determination 2024
21How a Secretary upholds the principle of merit‑based decision‑making
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21 How a Secretary upholds the principle of merit‑based decision‑making
Subdivision B—Merit‑based selection processes
22 Merit‑based selection process for engagement or promotion
23 Notification of vacancy in the Public Service Gazette
24 Additional requirements for SES engagement or promotion decisions
Subdivision C—Selection processes for certain types of engagements and promotions
25 Engagement on a short‑term, irregular or intermittent basis
26 Engagement of person from State or Territory jurisdiction
27 Engagement of ongoing Parliamentary Service employee as non‑ongoing Parliamentary Service employee
28 Engagement of non‑ongoing Parliamentary Service employee as ongoing employee in exceptional circumstances
29 Affirmative measure—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment
30 Affirmative measure—RecruitAbility Scheme
31 Affirmative measure—disability
32 Promotion after appointment to a statutory office
33 Engagement of an ongoing APS employee as an ongoing Parliamentary Service employee
34 Re‑engagement of election candidates
35 Re‑engagement of a former Parliamentary Service employee
Division 3—Engagement on probation
36 Purpose of this Division
37 Parliamentary Service employees to be engaged on probation
Division 4—Assignment of duties and movement between Departments
38 Purpose of this Division
39 Moves between Departments not associated with promotion
40 Moves between Departments on promotion
41 Movement from an APS agency in cases of a suspected breach of the APS Code of Conduct
Division 5—Notification and date of effect of certain employment decisions
42 Purpose of Division
43 Gazettal of employment decisions
44 Gazettal when decisions previously notified are cancelled
45 When promotion and engagement decisions take effect—general case
Division 6—Employer powers of Secretaries
46 Condition of engagement—health clearance
47 Direction to attend medical examination
48 Suspension from duties
49 Termination of employment
Part 4—Performance management
50 Purpose of this Part
51 Achieving effective performance—Secretaries
52 Achieving effective performance—supervisors
53 Achieving effective performance—Parliamentary Service employees