Parliamentary Service Determination 2024
29Affirmative measure—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment
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29 Affirmative measure—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment
(1) A Secretary may, consistently with Commonwealth law, identify a vacancy as open only to Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders.
(2) The Secretary must ensure that for such a vacancy:
(a) each candidate is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander; and
(b) either:
(i) the selection process for the vacancy otherwise satisfies the requirements of Subdivision B; or
(ii) section 25 (which deals with engaging Parliamentary Service employees on a short‑term, irregular or intermittent basis) is satisfied.