Public Service (Rulings and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2020


Queensland Crest

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Public Service (Rulings and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2020.

2Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Public Service Regulation 2018.

3Amendment of sch 2, s 5 (Applied rulings)

Schedule 2, section 5(k)—
omit, insert—
(k)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

4Amendment of sch 3, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 3, section 5—
insert—
(fa)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;
(2)Schedule 3, section 5(fa) to (u)—
renumber as section 5(g) to (v).

5Amendment of sch 4, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 4, section 5—
insert—
(fa)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;
(2)Schedule 4, section 5(fa) to (y)—
renumber as section 5(g) to (z).

6Insertion of new sch 5

After schedule 4—
insert—

Schedule 5 National Injury Insurance Agency Queensland

section 3(1)

1Declared public service office

The National Injury Insurance Agency, Queensland established under the National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016, section 55 is declared to be a public service office.

2Head of the declared public service office

The chief executive officer is declared to be the head of the declared public service office.

3Applied provision—declared public service office

Chapter 3, part 3 is the applied provision for the declared public service office.

4Applied provision—declared public service office’s employees

Chapter 3, part 3 is the applied provision for all of the declared public service office’s employees.

5Applied rulings

The applied rulings for all of the declared public service office’s employees are rulings about employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic.

7Amendment of sch 6, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 6, section 5—
insert—
(ea)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;
(2)Schedule 6, section 5(ea) to (m)—
renumber as section 5(f) to (n).

8Amendment of sch 7, s 5 (Applied rulings)

Schedule 7, section 5(i)—
omit, insert—
(i)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

9Amendment of sch 8, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 8, section 5(a)—
insert—
(viiia)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;
(2)Schedule 8, section 5(a)(viiia) to (xxii)—
renumber as section 5(a)(ix) to (xxiii).
(3)Schedule 8, section 5(b)—
insert—
(iiia)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;
(4)Schedule 8, section 5(b)(iiia) to (viii)—
renumber as section 5(b)(iv) to (ix).

10Amendment of sch 9, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 9, section 5—
insert—
(aa)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;
(2)Schedule 9, section 5(aa) to (e)—
renumber as section 5(b) to (f).

11Amendment of sch 10, s 5 (Applied rulings)

Schedule 10, section 5(i)—
omit, insert—
(i)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

12Amendment of sch 11, s 3 (Applied provisions)

Schedule 11, section 3, heading—
omit, insert—

3Applied provisions—declared public service office

13Amendment of sch 11, s 4 (Applied provisions—declared public service office)

Schedule 11, section 4, heading—
omit, insert—

4Applied provisions—declared public service office’s employees

14Amendment of sch 11, s 5 (Applied rulings—declared public service office’s employees)

(1)Schedule 11, section 5, heading—
omit, insert—

5Applied rulings

(2)Schedule 11, section 5—
insert—
(ba)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;
(3)Schedule 11, section 5(ba) to (f)—
renumber as section 5(c) to (g).

15Amendment of sch 12, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 12, section 5—
insert—
(ha)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;
(2)Schedule 12, section 5(ha) to (zc)—
renumber as section 5(i) to (zd).

16Insertion of new sch 12A

After schedule 12—
insert—

Schedule 12A WorkCover Queensland

section 3(1)

1Declared public service offices

WorkCover Queensland and the WorkCover Employing Office established under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, sections 380 and 475A are each declared to be a public service office.

2Heads of the declared public service office

(1)The chief executive officer of WorkCover is declared to be the head of the declared public service office.
(2)The executive officer of WorkCover Employing Office is declared to be the head of the declared public service office.

3Applied provision—declared public service office

Chapter 3, part 3 is the applied provision for the declared public service office.

4Applied provision—declared public service office’s employees

Chapter 3, part 3 is the applied provision for all of the declared public service office’s employees.

5Applied rulings

The applied rulings for all employees of each declared public service office are rulings about employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic.