Public Service (Rulings and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2020 (Qld)

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Public Service (Rulings and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2020.

2   Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Public Service Regulation 2018.

3   Amendment of sch 2, s 5 (Applied rulings)

Schedule 2, section 5(k)—
omit, insert—

(k)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

4   Amendment of sch 3, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 3, section 5—
insert—

(fa)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

(2)Schedule 3, section 5(fa) to (u)—
renumber as section 5(g) to (v).

5   Amendment of sch 4, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 4, section 5—
insert—

(fa)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

(2)Schedule 4, section 5(fa) to (y)—
renumber as section 5(g) to (z).

6   Insertion of new sch 5

After schedule 4—
insert—

Schedule 5 National Injury Insurance Agency Queensland

section 3(1)

1   Declared public service office

The National Injury Insurance Agency, Queensland established under the National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016, section 55 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 provision—declared public service office

Chapter 3, part 3 is the applied provision for the declared public service office.

4   Applied provision—declared public service office’s employees

Chapter 3, part 3 is the applied provision for all of the declared public service office’s employees.

5   Applied rulings

The applied rulings for all of the declared public service office’s employees are rulings about employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic.

7   Amendment of sch 6, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 6, section 5—
insert—

(ea)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

(2)Schedule 6, section 5(ea) to (m)—
renumber as section 5(f) to (n).

8   Amendment of sch 7, s 5 (Applied rulings)

Schedule 7, section 5(i)—
omit, insert—

(i)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

9   Amendment of sch 8, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 8, section 5(a)—
insert—

(viiia)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

(2)Schedule 8, section 5(a)(viiia) to (xxii)—
renumber as section 5(a)(ix) to (xxiii).

(3)Schedule 8, section 5(b)—
insert—

(iiia)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

(4)Schedule 8, section 5(b)(iiia) to (viii)—
renumber as section 5(b)(iv) to (ix).

10   Amendment of sch 9, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 9, section 5—
insert—

(aa)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

(2)Schedule 9, section 5(aa) to (e)—
renumber as section 5(b) to (f).

11   Amendment of sch 10, s 5 (Applied rulings)

Schedule 10, section 5(i)—
omit, insert—

(i)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

12   Amendment of sch 11, s 3 (Applied provisions)

Schedule 11, section 3, heading—
omit, insert—

3   Applied provisions—declared public service office

13   Amendment of sch 11, s 4 (Applied provisions—declared public service office)

Schedule 11, section 4, heading—
omit, insert—

4   Applied provisions—declared public service office’s employees

14   Amendment of sch 11, s 5 (Applied rulings—declared public service office’s employees)

(1)Schedule 11, section 5, heading—
omit, insert—

5   Applied rulings

(2)Schedule 11, section 5—
insert—

(ba)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

(3)Schedule 11, section 5(ba) to (f)—
renumber as section 5(c) to (g).

15   Amendment of sch 12, s 5 (Applied rulings)

(1)Schedule 12, section 5—
insert—

(ha)employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic;

(2)Schedule 12, section 5(ha) to (zc)—
renumber as section 5(i) to (zd).

16   Insertion of new sch 12A

After schedule 12—
insert—

Schedule 12A WorkCover Queensland

section 3(1)

1   Declared public service offices

WorkCover Queensland and the WorkCover Employing Office established under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, sections 380 and 475A are each declared to be a public service office.

2   Heads of the declared public service office

(1)The chief executive officer of WorkCover is declared to be the head of the declared public service office.

(2)The executive officer of WorkCover Employing Office is declared to be the head of the declared public service office.

3   Applied provision—declared public service office

Chapter 3, part 3 is the applied provision for the declared public service office.

4   Applied provision—declared public service office’s employees

Chapter 3, part 3 is the applied provision for all of the declared public service office’s employees.

5   Applied rulings

The applied rulings for all employees of each declared public service office are rulings about employment arrangements in the event of a health pandemic.