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WORKPLACE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2018

2018

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations)

Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2018



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2018

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations)

Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

A Bill for

An Act to amend the Public Sector Management Act 1994

and the Workplace Privacy Amendment Act 2016









The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act

This Act is the Workplace Legislation Amendment Act 2018

.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act

, s 75 (1)).

3 Legislation amended

This Act amends the Public Sector Management Act 1994

and the Workplace Privacy Amendment Act 2016

.

Part 2 Public Sector Management Act 1994

4 Section 246

substitute

246 Repaying overpayment

(1) A public servant must repay any amount paid by the Territory to the public servant to which the public servant is not legally entitled.

(2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of when the overpayment was made.

(3) The arrangements for repayment may be agreed between the head of service and the public servant.

(4) If the head of service and the public servant cannot agree on an arrangement for repayment within, in the opinion of the head of service, a reasonable period, the head of service may determine reasonable arrangements for repayment having regard to—

(a) the period in which the overpayment occurred; and

(b) the circumstances of the overpayment; and

(c) the gross and net amount of the overpayment; and

(d) the public servant’s financial circumstances; and

(e) any hardship the arrangement may cause to the public servant; and

(f) any other relevant circumstance.

(5) An arrangement for repayment under subsection (3) or (4) may provide for—

(a) the deduction of amounts from the public servant’s salary; and

(b) repayment by instalments.

Part 3 Workplace Privacy Amendment Act 2016

5 Sections 5 and 7 to 16

omit

Endnotes

1 Presentation speech

Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 15 February 2018.

2 Notification

Notified under the Legislation Act

on 2018.

3 Republications of amended laws

For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au

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© Australian Capital Territory 2018

 

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