Public Service Act 2008 (Qld)

Public Service Act 2008

An Act about the administration of the public service and the management and employment of public service employees, and to provide for matters concerning particular agencies, and for other persons involved, in the public sector

Chapter 1    Introduction

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Public Service Act 2008.

2   Commencement

This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3   Main purposes of Act and their achievement

(1)The main purposes of this Act are to—

(a)establish a high performing apolitical public service that is—

(i)responsive to Government priorities; and

(ii)focused on the delivery of services in a professional and non-partisan way; and

(b)promote the effectiveness and efficiency of government entities; and

(c)provide for the administration of the public service and the employment and management of public service employees; and

(d)provide for the rights and obligations of public service employees; and

(e)promote equality of employment opportunity in the public service and in other particular agencies in the public sector.

(2)To help achieve the main purposes, this Act—

(a)fixes principles to guide public service management, public service employment and the work performance and personal conduct of public service employees; and

(b)establishes a Public Service Commission to—

(i)enhance the public service’s human resource management and capability; and

(ii)review and improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of government entities; and

(c)establishes a chief executive service and a senior executive service to provide the public service with high performing leaders who will actively promote the purposes and the principles.

4   Dictionary

The dictionary in schedule 4 defines particular words used in this Act.

Part 2    The Queensland Public Service

5   The public service

The Queensland Public Service consists of the persons who are employed under this Act, called public service employees.

6   Employment of public service employees

Public service employees are employed in departments or public service offices.

7   What are departments

A department is an entity declared under division 2 to be a department of government.

Note—

For public services offices, see section 21.

8   Who is a public service officer

A person is a public service officer if the person is employed under this Act as—

(a)a chief executive; or

(b)a senior executive; or

(c)an officer of another type.

Note—

For the appointment of public service officers, see sections 92, 110 and 119.

9   Public service employees

(1)A person is a public service employee if the person is employed under this Act as—

(a)a public service officer; or

(b)a general employee; or

(c)a fixed term temporary employee; or

(d)a casual employee.

(2)Public service employees are employees for the Industrial Relations Act 2016.

(3)Subsection (2) is subject to section 217.

Note—

Section 217 excludes particular matters from the concept of industrial matter.

10   Who is a chief executive

(1)A chief executive