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PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE ACT 1999
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Objects of this Act
4. This Act binds the Crown
5. This Act extends to things outside Australia
6. Engagement of employees in a Department
PART 2-- INTERPRETATION
7. Interpretation
8. Workplace Relations Act
PART 3-- THE AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE
9. Constitution of the Australian Parliamentary Service
10. Parliamentary Service Values
11. Commissioner must give advice to Presiding Officers about Parliamentary Service Values
12. Secretaries must promote Parliamentary Service Values
13. The Parliamentary Service Code of Conduct
14. Secretaries bound by Code of Conduct
15. Breaches of the Code of Conduct
16. Protection for whistleblowers
17. Prohibition on patronage and favouritism
18. Promotion of employment equity
19. Restrictions on directions to Clerks
PART 4-- PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE EMPLOYEES
Division 1Parliamentary Service employees generally
21. Employer powers etc. of Secretary
22. Engagement of Parliamentary Service employees
23. Classification Rules
24. Remuneration and other conditions
25. Assignment of duties
26. Mobility between Parliamentary Service and Public Service
27. Compulsory moves between Parliamentary Departments and between the
28. Suspension
29. Termination of employment
30. Retirement
31. Forfeiture of additional remuneration
32. Right of return for election candidates
33. Review of actions
Division 2The Senior Executive Service
35. Constitution and role of SES
36. Commissioner's guidelines on SES matters
37. Incentive to retire
38. Commissioner's certificate required for termination of SES
PART 5-- THE PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE COMMISSIONER
Division 1Commissioner's functions etc.
40. Commissioner's functions
41. Commissioner's inquiry powers
42. Annual report
Division 2Commissioner's appointment, conditions etc.
44. Remuneration and other conditions of appointment
45. Removal from office
46. Acting Commissioner
PART 6-- THE PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE MERIT PROTECTION COMMISSIONER
Division 1Merit Protection Commissioner's functions etc.
48. Merit Protection Commissioner's functions
49. Annual report
Division 2Merit Protection Commissioner's appointment, conditions etc.
51. Remuneration and other conditions of appointment
52. Removal from office
53. Acting Merit Protection Commissioner
PART 7-- DEPARTMENTS AND SECRETARIES
54. Departments
55. Offices of Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives
56. Office of Secretary of a Department
57. Responsibility for managing Department
58. Appointment of Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives
59. Appointment of Secretary of a Department
60. Termination of appointment of Clerk of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives
61. Termination of appointment of Secretary of a Department
62. Suspension of Clerk of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives
63. Remuneration and other conditions of appointment
64. Acting Secretary
65. Annual report
PART 8-- MISCELLANEOUS
66. Payments in special circumstances
67. Attachment of salaries to satisfy judgment debts
68. Release of personal information
69. Positions
70. Delegations
71. Determinations
PART 9-- TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
72. Interpretation
73. Operation of Part
74. Continuation of existing Departments
75. Current heads of Parliamentary Departments to continue in office
76. Conversion of officers and employees Continuing SES officers
77.
78. Rights under Part IV of the old Actsecond-tier persons
79. Determinations under the old Act
80. Misconduct
81. References to Agency, Agency Head, former Parliamentary Departments and Secretaries
82. References in statutory instruments to "officer" etc.
83. Determinations
84. Certain Acts continue to apply to Departments established and people appointed or engaged under this Act
PART 10-- SCHEDULES
85. Schedule(s)
SCHEDULE 1 Amendment of the Parliamentary Service (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997
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