This regulation may be cited as the Public Service (Public Service Offices and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2021.
Section 4 commences on 28 February 2022.
This regulation amends the Public Service Regulation 2018.
After schedule 11—
insert—section 3(1)
1Declared public service office
TAFE Queensland established under the TAFE Queensland Act 2013, section 5(1) 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 provisions—declared public service office
The applied provisions for the declared public service office are the following—(a)section 25A;(b)chapter 1, part 4;(c)chapter 3, parts 3 and 6;(d)sections 137 and 137A;(e)chapter 5, part 5, part 6, divisions 1, 2, 4 and 5 and part 7;(f)chapter 6;(g)chapter 7.4Applied provisions—declared public service office’s employees
The applied provisions mentioned in section 3 of this schedule apply to all of the declared public service office’s employees, other than—(a)an employee of the declared public service office employed under a contract of service—(i)between the employee and the office; and(ii)providing for the employment conditions of the employee; and(b)an employee of the declared public service office employed under the law of a jurisdiction outside Australia.The applied rulings for all of the declared public service office’s employees, other than the chief executive officer, are rulings about the following matters—(a)appeals;(b)appointing a public service employee to a higher classification level;(c)casual employment;(d)discipline;(e)fixed term temporary employment;(f)independent medical examinations;(g)individual employee grievances;(h)investigations;(i)positive performance management;(j)recruitment and selection;(k)suspension;(l)workforce profile and work performance information.
5Amendment of sch 12, s 3 (Applied provisions—declared public service office)
Schedule 12, section 3(f), ‘2’—
omit, insert—2,
6Amendment of sch 12A, s 3 (Applied provision—declared public service office)
Schedule 12A, section 3—
omit, insert—3Applied provisions—declared public service office
The applied provisions for the declared public service office are the following—(a)section 25A;(b)chapter 1, part 4;(c)chapter 3, parts 3 and 6;(d)sections 137 and 137A;(e)chapter 5, part 5, part 6, divisions 1, 2, 4 and 5 and part 7;(f)chapter 6;(g)chapter 7.
7Amendment of sch 12A, s 4 (Applied provision—declared public service office’s employees)
Schedule 12A, section 4—
omit, insert—4Applied provisions—declared public service office’s employees
The applied provisions mentioned in section 3 of this schedule apply to all of the declared public service office’s employees, other than—(a)an employee of the declared public service office employed under a contract of service—(i)between the employee and the office; and(ii)providing for the employment conditions of the employee; and(b)an employee of the declared public service office employed under the law of a jurisdiction outside Australia.
8Amendment of sch 12A, s 5 (Applied rulings)
Schedule 12A, section 5—
omit, insert—The applied rulings for all of the declared public service office’s employees, other than the chief executive officer, are rulings about the following matters—(a)appeals;(b)appointing a public service employee to a higher classification level;(c)casual employment;(d)discipline;(e)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;(f)fixed term temporary employment;(g)independent medical examinations;(h)individual employee grievances;(i)investigations;(j)positive performance management;(k)recruitment and selection;(l)suspension;(m)workforce profile and work performance information.
9Amendment of sch 14 (Prescribed State employees)
(1)Schedule 14—
insert—11Aa member of the Legal Aid Board under the Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997(2)Schedule 14, items 11A to 15—
renumber as schedule 14, items 12 to 16.