1Public Service Regulations (Amendment - Interim Reforms)

Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

Statutory Rules 1998 No. 231

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Public Service Regulations2 (Amendment—Interim Reforms)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Public Service Act 1922.

Dated 18 February 1998.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

DAVID KEMP

Minister for Employment, Education, Training
and Youth Affairs

for the Prime Minister

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1. Commencement

1.1 These Regulations commence on 15 March 1998.

2. Amendment

2.1 The Public Service Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3. New Part 1A

3.1 After Part I, insert:

“PART 1A—APS VALUES, CODE OF CONDUCT AND STATE OF THE SERVICE REPORT

“Division 1—Interpretation

Definitions for Part 1A

“4. In this Part:

‘Agency’ means a Department;

‘Agency Head’, for a Department, means the Secretary of the Department;

‘APS’ means the Australian Public Service;

‘APS employee’ means a person who is:

(a) an officer; or

(b) an employee (except a person engaged overseas to perform duties overseas);

other than an officer or employee of a Parliamentary Department;

‘APS employment’ means employment as an APS employee;

‘APS Values’ means the values in regulation 5;

‘Australian law’ means:

(a) a Commonwealth, State or Territory law; or

(b) an instrument made under such a law;

‘Code of Conduct’ means the rules in regulation 7;

‘Department’ does not include a Parliamentary Department.

“Division 2—APS Values and APS Code of Conduct

The APS Values

“5. The APS Values are as follows:

(a) the APS is apolitical, performing its functions in an impartial and professional manner;