Public Service (Public Service Offices and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2021 (Qld)

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Public Service (Public Service Offices and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2021.

2   Commencement

Section 4 commences on 28 February 2022.

3   Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Public Service Regulation 2018.

4   Insertion of new sch 11A

After schedule 11—
insert—

Schedule 11A TAFE Queensland

section 3(1)

1   Declared public service office

TAFE Queensland established under the TAFE Queensland Act 2013, section 5(1) is declared to be a public service office.

2   Head of the declared public service office

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

3   Applied 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.

4   Applied 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.

5   Applied rulings

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.

5   Amendment of sch 12, s 3 (Applied provisions—declared public service office)

Schedule 12, section 3(f), ‘2’—
omit, insert—

2,

6   Amendment of sch 12A, s 3 (Applied provision—declared public service office)

Schedule 12A, section 3—
omit, insert—

3   Applied 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.

7   Amendment of sch 12A, s 4 (Applied provision—declared public service office’s employees)

Schedule 12A, section 4—
omit, insert—

4   Applied 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.

8   Amendment of sch 12A, s 5 (Applied rulings)

Schedule 12A, section 5—
omit, insert—

5   Applied rulings

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.

9   Amendment 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.