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Public Service Regulations 1999
3.1Condition of engagement—health clearance (Act s 20)
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#### 3.1 Condition of engagement—health clearance (Act s 20)
(1) This regulation applies to an APS employee whose engagement in an Agency is subject, under paragraph 22(6)(e) of the Act, to a condition dealing with health clearances.
(2) While the engagement is subject to the condition:
(a) the Agency Head may, in writing, direct the employee to do either or both of the following within a specified period:
(i) undergo an examination by a nominated medical practitioner for an assessment of the employee’s fitness for duty;
(ii) give the Agency Head a report of the examination; and
(b) the nominated medical practitioner may give the Agency Head a report of the examination.
(3) In this regulation:
> nominated medical practitioner means a person who is:
(a) registered, or licensed, as a health practitioner under a law of a State or Territory that provides for the registration or licensing of health practitioners; and
(b) nominated by an Agency Head to assess the fitness for duty of an APS employee in the Agency.
> Note 1: The Privacy Act 1988 has rules about keeping records of personal information.
> Note 2: Arrangements will be made in Agencies to ensure that employees know the period in which an engagement is subject to a condition dealing with health clearances.