Determination under subsection 24(3)— Non-SES employees in the Marine Unit to be moved to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection by determination under paragraph 72(1)(a) of the Public Service Act 1999 on 1 July 2015

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Determination under subsection 24(3)— NonSES employees in the Marine Unit to be moved to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection by determination under paragraph 72(1)(a) of the Public Service Act 1999 on 1 July 2015

made under subsection 24(3) of the

Public Service Act 1999

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date:   15 August 2018

Includes amendments up to: F2018L01117

Registered:    16 August 2018

 

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Determination under subsection 24(3)— Non-SES employees in the Marine Unit to be moved to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection by determination under paragraph 72(1)(a) of the Public Service Act 1999 on 1 July 2015 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 15 August 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Selfrepealing provisions

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  1. Application of Determination
    1.              This Determination applies to an APS employee (other than a Senior Executive Service employee) who:

(a)            will be moved from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs) to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Department) by determination in writing under section 72(1)(a) of the Public Service Act 1999 on 1 July 2015; and

(b)            is a Marine Unit employee (Moving Employee).

1.2                 This Determination also applies to an APS employee (other than a Senior Executive Service employee) who:

(a)            is not a Moving Employee; and

(b)            after 1 July 2015, becomes a Marine Unit employee, (New Employee).

1.3                 Moving Employees and New Employees are referred to collectively in this Determination as Employees.

2.                     Period of operation

2.1                 This Determination takes effect on and from 1 July 2015.

2.2                 This Determination will continue to apply to Employees until:

(a)            it is replaced in its entirety by another determination made under subsection 24(3) of the Public Service Act 1999 that applies to the Employees; or

(b)            it is revoked.

2.3                 This clause has effect subject to clause 3.

3.                     When the Determination ceases to apply to an employee

3.1                 This Determination ceases to apply to an Employee if:

(a)            an enterprise agreement or workplace determination that covers the Employees commences operation after the date on which this Determination takes effect; or

(b)            the Employee ceases to be a Marine Unit employee.

4.                     Operation of other instruments

4.1                 If this Determination applies to employee they will not be covered by the following:

(a)            any enterprise agreement (except as provided in 5.1);

(b)            the Australian Public Service Enterprise Award 2015; or

(c)             any other fair work instrument or WR Act transitional instrument (as those terms are defined in the Public Service Act 1999) that would otherwise cover the Employee.

5.                     Terms and conditions applying to employees

5.1                 The terms and conditions of employment (including remuneration) of:

(a)            a Moving Employee shall be the same as they would have been if the Moving Employee had not been moved from Customs to the Department with effect from 1 July 2015; and

(b)            a New Employee shall be the terms and conditions (including remuneration) contained in the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Enterprise Agreement 20112014 (Customs Agreement),

except that any reference in the terms and conditions to Customs is substituted with a reference to the Department.

5.2                 It is not inconsistent with this Determination for an Agency Head to make a determination pursuant to section 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999 supplementing the terms and conditions of employment that apply to an employee by operation of this Determination.

6.                     Policies, guidelines and procedures that applied to the employee in Customs

6.1                 This clause 6 applies where the terms and conditions of employment preserved by operation of clause 5 refer to various policies, guidelines and procedures (however described) which applied to the Employees' employment in Customs.  Any such policies, guidelines and procedures:

(a)            will continue to apply to the Employees in their current form, except to the extent that a policy, guideline or procedure is not capable of meaningful operation because of the movement of the Employees to the Department; and

(b)            do not form part of this Determination and this Determination prevails over any policies, guidelines or procedures to the extent of any inconsistency.

7.                     INTERPRETATION

7.1                 In this Determination:

Marine Unit employee means an employee in a seagoing position who is assigned to perform duties as a member of a crew on a Customs and Border Protection Seagoing Vessel and whose main role is to perform crewing, watch or enforcement functions on board that vessel.

7.2                 In this Determination, the terms used in provisions incorporated from the Customs Agreement are substituted as follows:
 

Term in Customs Agreement

Substituted term

Agreement

Determination

Chief Executive Officer or delegates (CEO)

Secretary or delegates

 

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

 

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted

o = order(s)

am = amended

Ord = Ordinance

amdt = amendment

orig = original

c = clause(s)

par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)

C[x] = Compilation No. x

    /subsubparagraph(s)

Ch = Chapter(s)

pres = present

def = definition(s)

prev = previous

Dict = Dictionary

(prev…) = previously

disallowed = disallowed by Parliament

Pt = Part(s)

Div = Division(s)

r = regulation(s)/rule(s)

ed = editorial change

reloc = relocated

exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have

renum = renumbered

    effect

rep = repealed

F = Federal Register of Legislation

rs = repealed and substituted

gaz = gazette

s = section(s)/subsection(s)

LA = Legislation Act 2003

Sch = Schedule(s)

LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Sdiv = Subdivision(s)

(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given

SLI = Select Legislative Instrument

    effect

SR = Statutory Rules

(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment

SubCh = SubChapter(s)

    cannot be given effect

SubPt = Subpart(s)

mod = modified/modification

underlining = whole or part not

No. = Number(s)

    commenced or to be commenced

 

Endnote 3—Legislation history

 

Name

Registration

Commencement

Application, saving and transitional provisions

Determination under subsection 24(3)— NonSES employees in the Marine Unit to be moved to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection by determination under paragraph 72(1)(a) of the Public Service Act 1999 on 1 July 2015

29 June 2015 (F2015L00979)

30 June 2015

 

Public Service (Subsection 24(3)—NonSES employees in the Marine Unit) Amendment Determination 2018

14 Aug 2018 (F2018L01117)

15 Aug 2018 (s 2(1) item 1)

 

Endnote 4—Amendment history

 

Provision affected

How affected

c 2.3....................

ad F2018L01117

c 3.1....................

am F2018L01117

 

 

Overview

The Determination under subsection 24(3)—Non-SES employees in the Marine Unit to be moved to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection by determination under paragraph 72(1)(a) of the Public Service Act 1999 on 1 July 2015 was enacted to address the need for the smooth transfer of certain employees from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs) to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Department) on 1 July 2015. This legislative instrument was introduced under the authority of subsection 24(3) of the Public Service Act 1999 and was made by the relevant federal authority. The primary policy objective of this determination is to ensure that the terms and conditions of employment, including remuneration, of the affected employees are maintained during the transition, thereby protecting their rights and maintaining continuity of service. This determination applies to Australian Public Service (APS) employees, other than Senior Executive Service (SES) employees, who are either being moved from Customs to the Department (referred to as Moving Employees) or who join the Marine Unit after the transition (referred to as New Employees). The terms and conditions of employment for these employees are preserved to reflect what they would have been if there had been no transfer, with specific provisions for substituting references from Customs to the Department. The determination also ensures that existing policies, guidelines, and procedures continue to apply unless they are incompatible with the new employment context. This legislative instrument is effective from 1 July 2015 and will remain in force until it is replaced or revoked.

Scope and Application

The Determination under subsection 24(3)—Non-SES employees in the Marine Unit to be moved to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection by determination under paragraph 72(1)(a) of the Public Service Act 1999 on 1 July 2015 applies to Australian Public Service (APS) employees who are not in the Senior Executive Service (SES) and are either being transferred from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs) to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Department) or who, after 1 July 2015, become Marine Unit employees within the Department. This includes both existing employees moving from Customs to the Department (referred to as Moving Employees) and new employees hired into the Marine Unit after the specified date (referred to as New Employees). The Determination specifies that the terms and conditions of employment, including remuneration, for Moving Employees will remain the same as they would have been if they had not been transferred, while New Employees will have terms and conditions based on the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Enterprise Agreement 2011-2014, with necessary modifications to reflect their employment within the Department. The Determination is in effect from 1 July 2015 and will continue to apply until it is replaced by another determination under the Public Service Act 1999 or is revoked. It does not apply if an enterprise agreement or workplace determination that covers the employees comes into operation after 1 July 2015 or if an employee ceases to be a Marine Unit employee. The Determination also ensures that relevant policies, guidelines, and procedures from the Customs service continue to apply to the employees to the extent they are capable of operation within the Department, though the Determination takes precedence in case of any inconsistency.

Key Provisions

The Determination under subsection 24(3)—Non-SES employees in the Marine Unit to be moved to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection by determination under paragraph 72(1)(a) of the Public Service Act 1999 on 1 July 2015 sets out the provisions that apply to certain employees of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs) who will be transferred to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Department) on 1 July 2015. This includes employees who are already in Marine Unit roles as well as those who may join later (sections 1.2 and 1.3). The Determination applies to these employees until it is either replaced by another determination or revoked (section 2.2). The Determination outlines the obligations and requirements imposed on the employees who are affected by the transfer. For employees who are already in Marine Unit roles, their terms and conditions of employment, including remuneration, will remain the same as if the transfer had not occurred (section 5.1(a)). For new employees who join the Marine Unit after the transfer, their terms and conditions will be based on the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Enterprise Agreement 2011-2014, with any references to Customs replaced with references to the Department (section 5.1(b)). Additionally, any policies, guidelines, and procedures that applied to the employees in Customs will continue to apply, unless they are not capable of meaningful operation due to the transfer, in which case the Determination will prevail (section 6). The Determination also outlines the potential consequences for breach. While the Determination itself does not explicitly state penalties for non-compliance, any breach of the terms and conditions of employment or failure to adhere to the policies, guidelines, and procedures may have consequences under other relevant employment laws and agreements. It is important for all parties to comply with the terms set out in the Determination to avoid any potential legal issues. In summary, the Determination under subsection 24(3) governs the transfer of certain non-Senior Executive Service employees from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, setting out their terms and conditions of employment and the continued application of relevant policies, guidelines, and procedures. Non-compliance with the terms of the Determination may have legal consequences under other relevant employment laws and agreements.

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