Public Service Regulation 2007

Queensland Public Service Act 2008 Public Service Regulation 2007 Reprinted as in force on 1 July 2008 Reprint No. 1A This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy NOT FURTHER AMENDED LAST REPRINT BEFORE REPEAL See 2008 SL No. 209 s 17

Information about this reprint This regulation is reprinted as at 1 July 2008. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. Also see list of legislation for any uncommenced amendments. This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in earlier reprints. Spelling The spelling of certain words or phrases may be inconsistent in this reprint due to changes made in various editions of the Macquarie Dictionary. Variations of spelling will be updated in the next authorised reprint. Dates shown on reprints Reprints dated at last amendment All reprints produced on or after 1 July 2002, authorised (that is, hard copy) and unauthorised (that is, electronic), are dated as at the last date of amendment. Previously reprints were dated as at the date of publication. If an authorised reprint is dated earlier than an unauthorised version published before 1 July 2002, it means the legislation was not further amended and the reprint date is the commencement of the last amendment. If the date of an authorised reprint is the same as the date shown for an unauthorised version previously published, it merely means that the unauthorised version was published before the authorised version. Also, any revised edition of the previously published unauthorised version will have the same date as that version. Replacement reprint date If the date of an authorised reprint is the same as the date shown on another authorised reprint it means that one is the replacement of the other.

Queensland Public Service Regulation 2007 Contents Part 1 1 2 3 Part 2 Division 4 Subdivision 1 10 11 Subdivision 2 12 13 14 Part 4 Division 1 24 25 Division 2 26 27 28 29 Division 3 30 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Provisions about employment Employee records Key concepts Meaning of employee record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Meaning of possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Dealing with employee records Dealing with employee record if detrimental to employee’s interests ...................................... 5 Employee record in possession of another chief executive . . . . . 6 Access to employee record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Miscellaneous Declared public sector units and applied provisions Declared public sector units—Act, s 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Provisions of the Act applied under the Act, s 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Things prescribed because of the declaration of public sector entities or the application of applied provisions Transfer or redeployment of employees under applied provisions .................................... 9 Application of appeal provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Application of rulings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 References to replaced rulings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 General Declared office holders—Act, s 109(3)(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Public Service Regulation 2007 31 Part 5 32 33 34 Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Declared public service offices and their heads—Act, sch 1, item 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions for Public Service Regulation 2007 References to Public Service Regulation 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Officer employed in a department on probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public sector units, their heads and applied provisions and rulings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declared office holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declared public service offices and their heads . . . . . . . . . . Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 12 12 12 13 20 23 24 Endnotes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information about retrospectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 25 26 26 26 27

s 1 3 s 10 Public Service Regulation 2007 Public Service Regulation 2007 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 July 2008] Part 1 P reliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Public Service Regulation 2007 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 2 September 2007. 3 Dictionary The dictionary in schedule 4 defines particular words used in this regulation. Part 2 Provisions about employment Division 4 Employee records Subdivision 1 Key concepts 10 Meaning of employee record (1) Subject to subsection (2), each of the following documents, to the extent it contains information about a public service employee, is an employee record about the employee—

s 10 4 s 10 Public Service Regulation 2007 (a) a report, correspondence item or other document about the employee’s work performance, work conduct or work history; (b) a medical report about the employee; (c) a written allegation of misconduct by the employee. (2) None of the following documents is an employee record about a public service employee— (a) a medical report about the employee indicating that disclosure of information in it to the employee might be prejudicial to the employee’s mental or physical health or wellbeing; (b) an employee assistance provider document about the employee; (c) a Whistleblowers Protection Act document about the employee; (d) a document about the employee relating to suspected official misconduct under the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 or its investigation; (e) a document about the employee relating to a suspected criminal offence or its investigation; (f) a document to which legal professional privilege applies. (3) In this section— employee assistance provider means a person with a qualification to provide professional counselling services. employee assistance provider document means a document about any public service employee created by an employee assistance provider for the primary purpose of providing a professional counselling service to a public service employee. misconduct see the Act, section 87(2). Whistleblowers Protection Act document means a document that—

s 11 5 s 12 Public Service Regulation 2007 (a) is a public interest disclosure, or record of a public interest disclosure, made under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 1994 ; or (b) was brought into existence for that Act’s administration. 11 Meaning of possession (1) An employee record is in an entity’s possession if the entity has the record in its possession or under its control. (2) An employee record is also in an entity’s possession if the record is in the possession, or under the control, of an employee of the entity in the employee’s official capacity. (3) For subsection (2)— (a) if the entity is the Premier, a person is an employee of the entity if the person is an employee of the department administered by the Premier; or (b) if the entity is the chief executive of a department, a person is an employee of the entity if the person is an employee of the department. Subdivision 2 Dealing with employee records 12 Dealing with employee record if detrimental to employee’s interests (1) This section applies if a public service employee’s employing authority intends to— (a) use an employee record about the employee in a way that could reasonably be considered to be detrimental to the employee’s interests; or (b) place on the employee’s employment file an employee record about the employee that could reasonably be considered to be detrimental to the employee’s interests. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the employing authority must ensure that, at least 14 days before taking the action mentioned in subsection (1) (the detrimental action )—

s 13 6 s 13 Public Service Regulation 2007 (a) the employee is given the opportunity to read the record and to acknowledge having read it by initialling it; and (b) the employee is given a copy of the record; and (c) if the employee has refused to read the record or to acknowledge having read it by initialling it, the refusal is noted on the record; and (d) the employee is given the opportunity to respond in writing at any time to the record’s contents; and (e) any written response by the employee is attached to the record. (3) Subsection (4) applies if the employing authority reasonably considers that giving the employee access to the record under subsection (2) would be likely to prejudice an existing relevant investigation or inquiry. (4) The employing authority must give the employee access to the record in the way mentioned in subsection (2)(a) to (e) immediately after whichever of the following happens first— (a) the employing authority no longer reasonably considers that giving the employee access to the record would be likely to prejudice a relevant investigation or inquiry; (b) the end of the period of 6 months after the detrimental action is taken. 13 Employee record in possession of another chief executive (1) This section applies if— (a) an employee record about a public service employee is in the possession of a chief executive of a department; and (b) the chief executive is not the employee’s employing authority. (2) The chief executive must promptly give possession of the record to the employee’s employing authority. (3) However, if the employee has been seconded from the chief executive’s department to another department for a total

s 14 7 s 14 Public Service Regulation 2007 period of less than 6 months, subsection (2) only applies if the chief executive and the employee’s employing authority agree in writing that the chief executive give possession of the record to the employing authority. Editor’s note — The chief executive may still need to comply with a directive of the commissioner about giving the employee’s personal and employment details to the employee’s employing authority. (4) Also, subsection (2) does not apply to a referee’s report or other document received for a selection process to fill an employment vacancy in the chief executive’s department. 14 Access to employee record (1) This section applies if an employee record about a public service employee is in the possession of— (a) the employee’s employing authority; or (b) a chief executive of a department who is not the employee’s employing authority. (2) The employee may, on request— (a) inspect the record; or (b) take an extract from, or obtain a copy of details in, the record. (3) Subject to subsection (4), the inspection, taking of the extract or obtaining of the copy (the requested action ) must be allowed at a time and place convenient to the employing authority or chief executive (the official ) within 21 days after the request. (4) Subsection (5) applies if the official reasonably considers the requested action would be likely to prejudice an existing relevant investigation or inquiry. (5) The official must allow the requested action immediately after whichever of the following happens first— (a) the official no longer reasonably considers the requested action would be likely to prejudice the relevant investigation or inquiry;

s 24 8 s 25 Public Service Regulation 2007 (b) the end of the period of 6 months after the employee requests the requested action. (6) In taking the requested action, the employee must not remove anything from the record. Part 4 Miscellaneous Division 1 Declared public sector units and applied provisions 24 Declared public sector units—Act, s 20 (1) An entity mentioned in schedule 1, column 1 ( column 1 entity ), and declared to be a public sector unit under the former provision is declared to be a public sector unit. (2) In this section— former provision means the Public Service Regulation 1997 , section 26. 25 Provisions of the Act applied under the Act, s 22 (1) The provisions of the Act applied to a column 1 entity declared to be a public sector unit under section 24 are stated in schedule 1, column 3, paragraph (a), opposite the entity’s name. (2) The provisions of the Act applied to a column 1 entity’s public sector unit employees stated in schedule 1, column 3, paragraph (b), opposite the entity’s name are stated in the paragraph. (3) A provision applied to a column 1 entity under subsection (1) applies to the entity and its public sector unit employees as if— (a) the entity were a department; and

s 26 9 s 26 Public Service Regulation 2007 (b) the head of the entity stated in schedule 1, column 2, opposite the entity’s name were the chief executive of the department; and (c) the employees were public service employees. (4) A provision applied to a column 1 entity’s public sector unit employees under subsection (2) applies to the entity and employees as if— (a) the entity were a department; and (b) the head of the entity stated in schedule 1, column 2, opposite the entity’s name were the chief executive of the department; and (c) the employees were public service employees. (5) If section 34 of the Act applies to a column 1 entity or a column 1 entity’s public sector unit employees under subsection (1) or (2), the section applies only to the extent that a directive made under the section applies to the entity and its public sector unit employees under section 28. Division 2 Things prescribed because of the declaration of public sector entities or the application of applied provisions 26 Transfer or redeployment of employees under applied provisions (1) On the transfer or redeployment of a public sector unit employee of a column 1 entity under an applied provision— (a) the employee is employed under the Act; and (b) the employee retains and is entitled to all rights that have accrued to the employee because of the person’s employment by the column 1 entity; and (c) the employee’s service as an employee of the column 1 entity is taken to be service of a like nature in the public service for deciding the employee’s rights as a public service employee; and

s 27 10 s 27 Public Service Regulation 2007 (d) the transfer or redeployment does not break the employee’s continuity of service. (2) On the transfer or redeployment of a public service employee to or into a column 1 entity under an applied provision— (a) the employee is employed under the Act under which the entity is established; and (b) the employee retains and is entitled to all rights that have accrued to the employee because of the person’s employment as a public service employee; and (c) the employee’s service as a public service employee is taken to be service of a like nature with the column 1 entity for deciding the employee’s rights as an employee of the column 1 entity; and (d) the transfer or redeployment does not break the employee’s continuity of service. 27 Application of appeal provisions (1) This section applies to a column 1 entity to which part 7 of the Act applies. (2) The commissioner must declare, under a directive, the employees of the column 1 entity to whom section 95(1)(g) of the Act applies as if they were senior executives or senior officers. Editor’s note — Section 95 of the Act provides for which decisions may not be appealed against. (3) The commissioner may make the declaration only if the commissioner considers that the employee is performing duties that would, if the employee were a public service officer, be duties of— (a) for an employee to whom the section is to apply as if the employee were a senior executive—a senior executive; or (b) for an employee to whom the section is to apply as if the employee were a senior officer—a senior officer.

s 28 11 s 31 Public Service Regulation 2007 28 Application of rulings For a column 1 entity, a ruling stated in schedule 1, column 3, paragraph (c), opposite the entity’s name applies to the entity and its public sector unit employees mentioned in column 3, paragraph (b), with all necessary changes. 29 References to replaced rulings (1) This section applies if a ruling mentioned in schedule 1 is repealed and a new ruling dealing with substantially the same subject matter is made to replace it. (2) A reference in schedule 1 to the repealed ruling is taken to be a reference to the new ruling. Division 3 General 30 Declared office holders—Act, s 109(3)(i) The holder of an office mentioned in schedule 2 is declared for section 109(3)(i) of the Act. Editor’s note — Section 109 of the Act provides for who is a term appointee. 31 Declared public service offices and their heads—Act, sch 1, item 13 (1) An entity stated in schedule 3, column 1, is declared to be a public service office. (2) The person stated in schedule 3, column 2, opposite the name of the office is declared to be the head of the office.

s 32 12 s 34 Public Service Regulation 2007 Part 5 Transitional provisions for Public Service Regulation 2007 32 References to Public Service Regulation 1997 A reference in any document to the Public Service Regulation 1997 is, if the context permits, taken to be a reference to this regulation. 33 Officer employed in a department on probation (1) This section applies to an officer employed in a department on probation immediately before the expiry. (2) Despite the expiry, part 2, division 2, of the Public Service Regulation 1997 , as in force immediately before the expiry, continues to apply to the officer— (a) as if that regulation had not been repealed; and (b) despite the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 , section 54. (3) In this section— expiry means the expiry of the Public Service Regulation 1997 . 34 Existing appeals (1) This section applies to an appeal that was started, but had not finished, under the Public Service Regulation 1997 , part 3, immediately before the expiry. (2) The appeal is taken to have been started under part 3 of this regulation and, for that purpose, part 3 applies with any necessary changes. (3) In this section— expiry means the expiry of the Public Service Regulation 1997 .

13 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 1 Public sector units, their heads and applied provisions and rulings sections 24, 25 and 28 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Public sector Public sector Applied provisions and rulings unit unit head 1 Australian director Agricultural College Corporation ABN 65 259 790 558 2 Department chief of Health executive (a) sections 34, 81, 114 and 117 and parts 7 and 9A (other than section 114G); and (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—sections 34, 81, 114 and 117 and parts 7 and 9A; and (c) directives 18/97, 4/03, 6/03, 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05, 4/06 and 4/07. (a) not applicable; and (b) for health service employees—sections 34, 79, 80, 81, 84, 85, 114 and 117 and parts 6, 7 and 9A; and (c) for health service employees—directives 18/97, 24/99, 4/02, 4/03, 6/03, 10/05, 11/05, 4/06 and 4/07.

14 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 1 (continued) Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Public sector Public sector Applied provisions and rulings unit unit head 3 Legal Aid chief Queensland executive officer (a) sections 34, 57(1), 77, 78, 79(2), (3) and (5), 80, 81, 85, 114 and 117 and parts 6 and 7; and (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) directives 18/97, 4/03, 6/03, 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05, 4/06 (other than clauses 7.3, 7.4 and 7.15) and 12/06. 4 Queensland commissioner (a) sections 34, 78, 79(3) and Ambulance (5), 81, 114 and 117 and part Service 7; and (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) directives 18/97, 4/99, 4/02, 4/03, 6/03, 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05 and 4/06.

15 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 1 (continued) Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Public sector Public sector Applied provisions and rulings unit unit head 5 Queensland director Art Gallery 6 Queensland general Building manager Services Authority (a) sections 34, 81, 114 and 117 and part 7; and (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) directives 18/97, 4/03, 6/03, 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05 and 4/06. (a) sections 34, 79(3) and (5), 80, 81, 114 and 117 and part 7; and (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) directives 18/97, 4/03, 6/03, 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05 and 4/06.

16 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 1 (continued) Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Public sector Public sector Applied provisions and rulings unit unit head 7 Queensland commissioner (a) sections 34, 68, 78, 79(3) and Fire and (5), 80 to 82, 114 and 117 Rescue and part 7; and Service (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) directives— (i) for employees other than auxiliary fire officers— 18/97 (other than clause 5(e)), 4/02, 6/03 (other than part 3), 10/05, 11/05 and 4/06 (other than clauses 7.1 and 7.9); or (ii) for auxiliary fire officers—6/03, part 2. 8 Queensland director Museum (a) sections 34, 81, 114 and 117 and part 7; and (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) directives 18/97, 4/03, 6/03, 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05 and 4/06.

17 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 1 (continued) Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Public sector Public sector Applied provisions and rulings unit unit head 9 Queensland executive Nursing officer Council 10 Queensland director Theatre Company (a) sections 34, 63, 77, 81, 83 and 117 and parts 7 and 9; and (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) directives 8/96 to 10/96, 3/97, 18/97, 4/03, 6/03, 2/05, 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05, 22/05, 1/06, 4/06, 8/06 to 12/06 and 1/07. (a) sections 34, 81, 114 and 117 and part 7; and (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) directives 18/97, 6/03 (other than part 3), 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05 and 4/06.

18 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 1 (continued) Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Public sector Public sector Applied provisions and rulings unit unit head 11 Residential chief Tenancies executive Authority officer 12 Safe Food chief Production executive QLD officer (a) sections 34, 55, 57(1), 79(3) and (5), 82 to 85 and 117 and parts 6 and 7; and (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) directives 8/96, 10/96, 3/97, 4/03, 6/03 and 1/07. (a) nil; and (b) for employees appointed as veterinary public health inspectors—sections 34, 79(3) and (5), 80, 81, 114 and 117 and part 7; and (c) for employees appointed as veterinary public health inspectors— (i) before 1 December 1997—directives 18/97, 4/02, 4/03, 6/03, 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05 and 4/06; or (ii) on or after 1 December 1997—directives 18/97, 4/03, 6/03, 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05 (other than schedule B, clause 3) and 4/06.

19 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 1 (continued) Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Public sector Public sector Applied provisions and rulings unit unit head 13 State Library State librarian (a) sections 34, 79, 81, 114 and 117 and part 7; and (b) all of the entity’s public sector unit employees—the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) directives 18/97, 4/03, 6/03, 10/05 (other than schedule A, clause 2.1), 11/05 and 4/06.

20 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 2 Declared office holders section 30 1 Aboriginal Land Act 1991 member of the Land Tribunal 2 Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 anti-discrimination commissioner member of the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal 3 Children Services Tribunal Act 2000 member of the Children Services Tribunal 4 Classification of Computer Games and Images Regulation 2005 member of the Computer Games and Images Appeals Tribunal 5 Classification of Films Regulation 1992 member of the Films Appeals Tribunal 6 Classification of Publications Regulation 1992 member of the Publications Appeals Tribunal 7 Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 commissioner for children and young people and child guardian

21 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 2 (continued) 8 Electoral Act 1992 deputy electoral commissioner 9 Fisheries Act 1994 member of the Fisheries Tribunal 10 Gaming Machine Act 1991 commissioner of the Queensland Gaming Commission 11 Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 adult guardian 12 Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 member of the Health Quality and Complaints Commission chief executive officer of the Office of the Health Quality and Complaints Commission 13 Law Reform Commission Act 1968 member of the Law Reform Commission 14 Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997 chief executive officer of Legal Aid Queensland 15 Legislative Standards Act 1992 parliamentary counsel 16 Public Trustee Act 1978 Public Trustee of Queensland

22 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 2 (continued) 17 Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 member of the Queensland Competition Authority 18 Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 member of the Land Tribunal

23 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 3 Declared public service offices and their heads section 31 Column 1 Public service office 1 Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Authority 2 Forestry Plantations Queensland Office 3 Office of the Adult Guardian 4 Office of the Medical Board of Queensland 5 Office of the Queensland College of Teachers 6 Queensland Water Commission Column 2 Head of office general manager chief executive of the office adult guardian executive officer of the office director of the office chief executive officer for the office

24 Public Service Regulation 2007 Schedule 4 Dictionary section 3 appellant means a person who has given the commissioner a notice under section 16. applied provision means a provision applied to a column 1 entity or the entity’s public sector unit employees under section 25(1) or (2). column 1 entity see section 24. employee record see section 10. health service employee means a person appointed under the Health Services Act 1991 , section 24. performance , of a public service employee, means performance of the employee’s duties. possession , for an employee record, see section 11. public sector unit employee , of a column 1 entity, means an employee of the entity who is not a public service employee. relevant investigation or inquiry means an investigation or inquiry into— (a) an allegation of conduct that, if proved, may make a public service employee liable to disciplinary action; or (b) a grievance involving a public service employee lodged under a directive or industrial determination.

25 Public Service Regulation 2007 Endnotes 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 7 Information about retrospectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 1 July 2008. Future amendments of the Public Service Regulation 2007 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd num o in c om orig p para prec pres prev Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = numbered = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present = previous Key (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep (retro) rv s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No. [X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = retrospectively = revised edition = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered

26 Public Service Regulation 2007 4 Table of reprints Reprints are issued for both future and past effective dates. For the most up-to-date table of reprints, see the reprint with the latest effective date. If a reprint number includes a letter of the alphabet, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only. Reprint No. 1 Amendments included 2007 SL No. 325 1 rv 2007 SL No. 325 1A 2008 Act No. 38 Effective 2 September 2007 2 September 2007 1 July 2008 Notes Revision notice issued for R1 5 List of legislation Public Service Regulation 2007 SL No. 213 made by the Governor in Coucil on 30 August 2007 notfd gaz 31 August 2007 pp 2326–7 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 2 September 2007 (see s 2) rep 1 July 2008 (see 2008 SL No. 209 s 17) Note— This regulation originally made under the repealed Public Service Act 1996 continues in force under the Public Service Act 2008 (see 2008 Act No. 38 s 251) amending legislation— Public Service Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2007 SL No. 325 notfd gaz 14 December 2007 pp 2131–5 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 2 September 2007 (see s 2) Public Service Act 2008 No. 38 ss 1–2, 251 date of assent 11 June 2008 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2008 (2008 SL No. 208) 6 List of annotations PART 2—PROVISIONS ABOUT EMPLOYMENT Division 1—General div 1 (ss 4–5) om 2008 Act No. 38 s 251(1) Division 2—Resignation div 2 (s 6) om 2008 Act No. 38 s 251(1) Division 3—Mental or physical incapacity div 2 (ss 7–9) om 2008 Act No. 38 s 251(1)

27 Public Service Regulation 2007 PART 3—APPEALS pt 3 (ss 15–23) om 2008 Act No. 38 s 251(1) SCHEDULE 1—PUBLIC SECTOR UNITS, THEIR HEADS AND APPLIED PROVISIONS AND RULINGS amd 2007 SL No. 325 s 4 (retro) 7 Information about retrospectivity Retrospective amendments that have been consolidated are noted in the list of legislation and list of annotations. Any retrospective amendment that has not been consolidated is noted in footnotes to the text. © State of Queensland 2008