Government Sector Employment (General) Rules (Amendment No 10-Miscellaneous) 2019 (NSW)

New South Wales

Government Sector Employment (General) Rules (Amendment No 10—Miscellaneous) 2019

under the

Government Sector Employment Act 2013

I, Emma Hogan, Public Service Commissioner, in pursuance of the Government Sector

Employment Act 2013, make the following Rule.

EMMA HOGAN
Public Service Commissioner

Government Sector Employment (General) Rules (Amendment No 10—Miscellaneous) 2019 [NSW]

Government Sector Employment (General) Rules (Amendment

No 10—Miscellaneous) 2019

under the

Government Sector Employment Act 2013

1      Name of Rule

This Rule is the Government Sector Employment (General) Rules (Amendment No

10—Miscellaneous) 2019.

2      Commencement

This Rule commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Government Sector Employment (General) Rules (Amendment No 10—Miscellaneous) 2019 [NSW]

Schedule 1 Amendment of Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014

Schedule 1 Amendment of Government Sector Employment
(General) Rules 2014

[1]      Rule 3 Definitions

Insert in alphabetical order in rule 3(1)—

focus capabilities for a role means the capabilities, of those required for the
role, decided by the employer as being the most important for the effective
performance of the role.

[2]      Rule 16 Merit principles to be applied in employment decisions

Omit rule 16(3)(b). Insert instead—

(b) pre-established standards for the capabilities required for a role are to be expressed as levels against each capability,

[3]      Rule 16(3)(d)

Omit “or type of role”.

[4]      Rule 17 Comparative assessment

Insert after rule 17(1)—

(1A) For the purposes of subrule (1)(a), the assessment of the individual’s claim against the pre-established standards for the capabilities required for the role must include, at a minimum, an assessment of the individual’s claim against the pre-established standards for the focus capabilities for the role.

[5]      Rule 17(2)(d)

Omit “against the pre-established standards for the role”.

[6]      Rule 18 Suitability assessment

Omit “individual” from rule 18(1). Insert instead “individual’s claim”.

[7]      Rule 18(1A)

Insert after rule 18(1)—

(1A) For the purposes of subrule (1), the assessment of the individual’s claim against the pre-established standards for the capabilities required for the role must include, at a minimum, an assessment of the individual’s claim against the pre-established standards for the focus capabilities for the role.

[8]      Rule 18(2)(d)

Omit “against the pre-established standards for the role”.

[9]      Rule 19 Talent pools

Omit “or type of role” from rule 19(1).

[10]      Rule 19(4)

Omit “12 months”. Insert instead “18 months”.

[11]      Rule 19(5)–(7)

Insert after rule 19(4)—

Government Sector Employment (General) Rules (Amendment No 10—Miscellaneous) 2019 [NSW]

Schedule 1 Amendment of Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014

(5)	For the purposes of this rule, the comparative assessment that entitles a person to be included in a talent pool for a role is not required to include referee checks.
(6)	Before a person included in a talent pool is offered employment, the referee checks exempted under subrule (5) must be carried out in relation to the person.
(7)	The maximum period for inclusion in a talent pool specified in subrule (4), as amended by the Government Sector Employment (General) Rules
(Amendment No 10—Miscellaneous) 2019, extends to talent pools that existed
immediately before that amendment was made.

[12]      Rule 20 Ongoing employment

Omit rule 20(2)–(6).

[13]      Rule 20A Employment at higher level following completion of graduate program

Omit “or the type of role” from rule 20A(2)(a)(i).

[14]      Rule 22D Exemption from rules 21 and 22 for temporary employees who are subject to Commissioner’s determination

Omit the rule.