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242A Authorisation to share certain personal information with
relevant union
(1) This section applies to a person who is engaged as an SES member,
or appointed or employed as an officer or employee, after the
commencement date if the person—
(a) is given a reasonable opportunity to ask that the person’s contact
information not be given to a union; and
(b) does not ask that the person’s contact information not be given
to a union.
(2) An information holder is authorised to give contact information about
the person to the relevant union for the person.
commencement date means the day the Public Sector Management
Amendment Act 2019, section 3 commences.
contact information, for a person, means—
(a) the person’s full name; and
(b) the person’s position in the service; and
(c) where in the service the person is engaged, appointed or
employed to work; and
(d) the person’s ACT Government email address; and
(e) the person’s ACT Government phone number.
information holder means—
(a) the head of service; or
(b) a public sector employer.
relevant union, for a person, means an employee organisation
registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
(Cwlth)—
(a) that is—
(i) entitled to represent the person’s industrial interests; and
(ii) covered by an industrial agreement that applies to the
person; or
(b) for an SES member—that is entitled to represent the SES
member’s industrial interests.