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26 November 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 26 November 2025. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies • unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133). contents 1 Page 1 Name of Act 2 2 Dictionary 2 2A Notes 2 4 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 3 5 Objects of Act 3 6 Meaning of public service job—div 2.1 4 7 Meaning of public sector values 4 8 Meaning of public sector principles 5 9 Public sector conduct 5 Page contents 2 Public Sector Management Act 1994 12 ACT Public Service 8 13 Administrative units 8 14 Ministerial responsibility and functions of administrative units 9 15 Machinery of government changes—officers 9 16 Machinery of government changes—employees 11 17 Head of service functions 12 18 Delegation by head of service 13 19 Directors-general functions 14 20 Delegation by director-general 16 21 Exercise of certain director-general functions by head of Access Canberra 16 22 Executive functions 18 23 Establishment of offices 18 24 Officers 19 25 Employees 19 26 Management strategies for the service 20 27 Application of the merit and equity principle 21 28 Establishment of joint council 22 29 Notification of certain employment matters 23 30 Definitions—pt 4 24 31 Engagement of SES member 24 32 Record about SES member 25 33 Change to SES member’s SETs 25 34 Circumstances when SETs must be changed 26 35 Circumstances when SETs may be changed 26 36 SETs changed by change in administrative arrangements 27 37 Suspension of SES member 27 Page contents 3 38 End of SES member’s engagement 27 39 SES member may resign 28 40 End of engagement by resignation—abandonment of engagement by SES member 28 41 Loss of eligibility 29 42 Invalidity retirement 29 Division 5.1 Preliminary 63 Definitions—pt 5 31 65 Reclassification of office 31 65A Reclassification of office—returning LAMS officer 32 66 Part-time office 33 68 Appointment to vacant office 34 69 Record about officers 35 70 Appointment on probation 35 71 Appointment on probation—prescribed training office 37 71A Appointment on probation—teachers 38 71B Extension of period of probation 39 71C Appointment without probation 41 83 Promotion to vacant office 41 84 Promotion appeal 42 85 Promotion appeal by excess officer 42 86 Review of certain promotion decisions 43 87 Promotion on advice of joint selection committee 44 88 How promotions take effect 45 89 Death of officer before appeal or review decided 46 90 Cancellation of promotion 46 92 Transfer to vacant office 47 93 Simultaneous transfer within administrative unit 47 Page contents 4 Public Sector Management Act 1994 94 Transfer between administrative units 48 96B Transfer on advice of joint selection committee 48 96C How transfer takes effect 49 96D Cancellation of transfer 49 100 Temporary transfer 49 101 Notification of certain temporary transfers to higher office 50 102 Appeal against temporary transfer to higher office 51 103 Lapsing or discontinuing of appeal 51 104 Temporary transfer if appeal successful 52 105 Promotion or transfer after passing examination 53 106 Training offices 53 107 Promotion or transfer to training office 55 108 Movement within administrative unit 55 109 Movement between administrative units 56 110 Fixed term temporary employment 57 111 Casual temporary employment 59 112 Work performed after end of temporary employment 59 113 Record about employees 59 114 Becoming unattached officer 60 115 Becoming unattached officer on medical grounds 61 116 Appointment as unattached officer 61 117 Reappointment as unattached officer 61 118 Secondment to the service 62 119 Secondment of public servant to another employer 63 Part 6 Redeployment, underperformance and end of employment of officers 120 Definitions—pt 6 64 121 Retirement 64 122 Redeployment 64 Page contents 5 123 Reduction in classification or retirement 65 124 Limitation on retirement on ground of invalidity 67 124A End of employment if visa no longer held 68 125 Underperformance 68 126 End of employment for misconduct 69 127 Forfeiture of office 69 Division 7.1 Preliminary 128 Definitions—pt 7 71 129 Limitation on re-engagement of SES member 72 130 Re-engagement of SES member after abandonment of employment 73 131 Re-engagement of SES member if unsuccessful election candidate 73 132 Re-engagement of SES member after quashing etc of conviction 74 133 Reappointment of former excess officer 75 134 No engagement or employment of certain former excess officers in certain circumstances 75 135 Reappointment of officer after forfeiture of office 76 136 Reappointment of officer if unsuccessful election candidate 77 137 Reappointment of officer after quashing etc of conviction 77 138 No reappointment of former officer in certain circumstances 78 139 Re-employment of employee if unsuccessful election candidate 79 140 Re-employment of employee after quashing etc of conviction 80 141 Re-employment after maternity leave 81 142 Appointment of commissioner 82 143 Arrangements for commissioner from another jurisdiction to exercise functions 82 143A Independence of commissioner 83 144 Functions of commissioner 83 Page contents 6 Public Sector Management Act 1994 145 Leave of absence for commissioner 84 146 Suspension and removal of commissioner 84 147 Ending commissioner’s appointment without suspension 85 148 Arrangements for staff and facilities 86 149 Delegation by commissioner 86 149A Independence of public employees exercising commissioner functions 87 150 Meaning of public sector member etc 87 151 Public sector standards for public sector member etc 88 152 Certain office-holders have management powers 89 153 Application of whole-of-government strategies 91 154 Alleged misconduct by statutory office-holder etc 91 155 Alleged mismanagement of public sector employer’s staff etc 92 156 Prescribed public sector member 93 223 Definitions—pt 9 94 224 Reviewable decision—notice and review 94 225 Appellable decision—notice and appeal 94 241 Payment on leaving the service 95 242 Authorisation to share protected information 95 242A Authorisation to share certain personal information with relevant union 96 243 Protection of people in relation to work reports on officers or employees 98 244 Work outside the service 98 245 Additional payment 99 246 Repaying overpayment 99 247 Impersonation etc at examinations 100 249 Imprisonment 101 250 Attachment of salary of officers and employees 102 250A Deduction of monetary penalty 102 251 Management standards 102 252 Regulation-making power 104 Page contents 7 Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions 105 Schedule 2 Appellable decisions 106 Dictionary 107 1 About the endnotes 116 2 Abbreviation key 116 3 Legislation history 117 4 Amendment history 126 5 Earlier republications 170 6 Expired transitional or validating provisions 174 An Act to regulate the administration of the public sector of the Territory, and for related purposes