Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1999 - SECT 35

  (1)   The Senior Executive Service consists of the SES employees.

  (2)   The function of the SES is to provide APS - wide strategic leadership of the highest quality that contributes to an effective and cohesive APS.

  (3)   For the purpose of carrying out the function of the SES, each SES employee:

  (a)   provides one or more of the following at a high level:

  (i)   professional or specialist expertise;

  (ii)   policy advice;

  (iii)   program or service delivery;

  (iv)   regulatory administration; and

  (b)   promotes cooperation within and between Agencies, including to deliver outcomes across Agency and portfolio boundaries; and

  (c)   by personal example and other appropriate means, promotes the APS Values, the APS Employment Principles and compliance with the Code of Conduct.