sec.47Requirement for citizenship or residency

### sec.47 Requirement for citizenship or residency A person is eligible to be a public sector employee only if the person— is an Australian citizen; or resides in Australia and has permission, under a law of the Commonwealth, to work in Australia. A public sector employee’s chief executive may, by signed notice, terminate the employee’s employment if the employee is ineligible under subsection (1) to be a public sector employee. If a public sector employee’s permission to work in Australia ends, the employee’s employment is taken to have been terminated by the employee’s chief executive on the same day. (sec.47-ssec.1) A person is eligible to be a public sector employee only if the person— is an Australian citizen; or resides in Australia and has permission, under a law of the Commonwealth, to work in Australia. (sec.47-ssec.2) A public sector employee’s chief executive may, by signed notice, terminate the employee’s employment if the employee is ineligible under subsection (1) to be a public sector employee. (sec.47-ssec.3) If a public sector employee’s permission to work in Australia ends, the employee’s employment is taken to have been terminated by the employee’s chief executive on the same day. - (a) is an Australian citizen; or - (b) resides in Australia and has permission, under a law of the Commonwealth, to work in Australia.