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Public Sector Act 2022
sec.250Head of practice area
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### sec.250 Head of practice area
The council may, for a practice area in the public sector, give a public sector employee for a stated period—
the title of head of the practice area; and
the function of developing networks of practitioners, and excellence in performance, in the practice area throughout the public sector.
However, the council may act under subsection (1) only if the public sector employee’s chief executive consents to the action.
Also, an action under subsection (1) does not affect the public sector employee’s rights or entitlements as a public sector employee.
In this section—
practice area includes—
change management; and
community engagement; and
financial management; and
evaluation; and
human resource management; and
reframing of the State government’s relationship with Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and
dispute resolution; and
industrial relations; and
information and communication technology procurement; and
policy implementation.
(sec.250-ssec.1) The council may, for a practice area in the public sector, give a public sector employee for a stated period— the title of head of the practice area; and the function of developing networks of practitioners, and excellence in performance, in the practice area throughout the public sector.
(sec.250-ssec.2) However, the council may act under subsection (1) only if the public sector employee’s chief executive consents to the action.
(sec.250-ssec.3) Also, an action under subsection (1) does not affect the public sector employee’s rights or entitlements as a public sector employee.
(sec.250-ssec.4) In this section— practice area includes— change management; and community engagement; and financial management; and evaluation; and human resource management; and reframing of the State government’s relationship with Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and dispute resolution; and industrial relations; and information and communication technology procurement; and policy implementation.
- (a) the title of head of the practice area; and
- (b) the function of developing networks of practitioners, and excellence in performance, in the practice area throughout the public sector.
- (a) change management; and
- (b) community engagement; and
- (c) financial management; and
- (d) evaluation; and
- (e) human resource management; and
- (f) reframing of the State government’s relationship with Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and
- (g) dispute resolution; and
- (h) industrial relations; and
- (i) information and communication technology procurement; and
- (j) policy implementation.