sec.16Direct appointment

sec.16 Direct appointment

The Speaker may fill an office (the relevant office ) by direct appointment of a person if— the classification level of the relevant office is higher than the classification level of the person’s substantive office; and the person— has been seconded to, or temporarily employed in, the relevant office and the secondment or employment was on merit after advertisement of a vacancy in the relevant office; and has undertaken the relevant office’s role for a period totalling at least 12 months in the previous 24 months; and the Speaker is satisfied that the person has met the agreed performance objectives of the relevant office. The Speaker may also fill an office (the relevant office ) by direct appointment of a person if— the relevant office is a reclassification of the person’s substantive office; and the relevant office is 1 classification level higher than the person’s substantive office; and the person was not appointed to the classification level of the substantive office by a previous reclassification of that office; and the person has undertaken the substantive office’s role for a period totalling at least 12 months in the previous 24 months; and the Speaker is satisfied that the person has met the agreed performance objectives of the relevant office. However, the Speaker may only fill an office by direct appointment under subsection (1) or (2) if the salary level of the office is less than equivalent to the salary level of a senior officer under the Public Service Act 2008 . The Speaker may also fill an office (the relevant office ) by direct appointment of a person if— the person has been temporarily employed in another office at the classification level of the relevant office and the employment was on merit after advertisement of a vacancy in the other office; and the person has undertaken the other office’s role for a continuous period of 24 months; and the Speaker is satisfied that the person has met the agreed performance objectives of the relevant office. The Clerk must keep a record of the number, type and classification level of direct appointments made under this section in each financial year. For auditing and reporting purposes, a record mentioned in subsection (5) must be kept for at least 12 months after the end of the financial year to which it relates. In this section— merit , as the basis for employment of a person, means merit taking into account the criteria mentioned in the Public Service Act 2008 , section 28 as applied to the person. (sec.16-ssec.1) The Speaker may fill an office (the relevant office ) by direct appointment of a person if— the classification level of the relevant office is higher than the classification level of the person’s substantive office; and the person— has been seconded to, or temporarily employed in, the relevant office and the secondment or employment was on merit after advertisement of a vacancy in the relevant office; and has undertaken the relevant office’s role for a period totalling at least 12 months in the previous 24 months; and the Speaker is satisfied that the person has met the agreed performance objectives of the relevant office. (sec.16-ssec.2) The Speaker may also fill an office (the relevant office ) by direct appointment of a person if— the relevant office is a reclassification of the person’s substantive office; and the relevant office is 1 classification level higher than the person’s substantive office; and the person was not appointed to the classification level of the substantive office by a previous reclassification of that office; and the person has undertaken the substantive office’s role for a period totalling at least 12 months in the previous 24 months; and the Speaker is satisfied that the person has met the agreed performance objectives of the relevant office. (sec.16-ssec.3) However, the Speaker may only fill an office by direct appointment under subsection (1) or (2) if the salary level of the office is less than equivalent to the salary level of a senior officer under the Public Service Act 2008 . (sec.16-ssec.4) The Speaker may also fill an office (the relevant office ) by direct appointment of a person if— the person has been temporarily employed in another office at the classification level of the relevant office and the employment was on merit after advertisement of a vacancy in the other office; and the person has undertaken the other office’s role for a continuous period of 24 months; and the Speaker is satisfied that the person has met the agreed performance objectives of the relevant office. (sec.16-ssec.5) The Clerk must keep a record of the number, type and classification level of direct appointments made under this section in each financial year. (sec.16-ssec.6) For auditing and reporting purposes, a record mentioned in subsection (5) must be kept for at least 12 months after the end of the financial year to which it relates. (sec.16-ssec.7) In this section— merit , as the basis for employment of a person, means merit taking into account the criteria mentioned in the Public Service Act 2008 , section 28 as applied to the person.