Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1--Amendment of the Public Service Act 1999                             3

Part 1--Secretaries                                                                                                         3

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                             3

Part 2--Secretaries Board                                                                                           7

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                             7

Part 3--Senior Executive Service                                                                           9

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                             9

Part 4--The Australian Public Service Commissioner                                10

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           10

Part 5--Special Commissioners                                                                             18

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           18

Part 6--APS Values and APS Employment Principles                             20

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           20

Part 7--Code of Conduct                                                                                         23

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           23

Part 8--Whistleblower reports                                                                               28

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           28

Part 9--Review of actions                                                                                        30

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           30

Part 10--Non-ongoing APS employees                                                            31

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           31

Part 11--Machinery of government changes                                                  32

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           32

Part 12--Confidentiality of information                                                           34

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           34

Part 13--Immunity from suit                                                                                  43

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           43

Part 14--Legislative instruments                                                                          45

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           45

Part 15--Miscellaneous amendments                                                                 48

Public Service Act 1999                                                                                           48

Schedule 2--Repeal                                                                                                            50

Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 50

Schedule 3--Amendment of other Acts                                                                 51

Australian Federal Police Act 1979                                                                      51

Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996                                                    51

Family Law Act 1975                                                                                                51

Ombudsman Act 1976                                                                                               52

Parliamentary Service Act 1999                                                                             52

Privacy Act 1988                                                                                                       52

Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973                                                                           53

Superannuation Act 1976                                                                                        53

Superannuation Act 1990                                                                                        53

Schedule 4--Application, saving and transitional provisions                   54

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                      54

Part 2--Secretaries                                                                                                       55

Part 3--Senior Executive Service                                                                         58

Part 4--The Australian Public Service Commissioner                                59

Part 5--APS Values and APS Employment Principles                             65

Part 6--Code of Conduct                                                                                         66

Part 7--Whistleblower reports                                                                               70

Part 8--Review of actions                                                                                        72

Part 9--Non-ongoing APS employees                                                               73

Part 10--Machinery of government changes                                                  75

Part 11--Confidentiality of information                                                           76

Part 12--Immunity from suit                                                                                  77

Part 13--Legislative instruments                                                                          78

Part 14--Miscellaneous                                                                                              79

Part 15--Regulations                                                                                                  80

 

 

 

Public Service Amendment Act 2013

No. 2, 2013

 

An Act to amend the Public Service Act 1999, and for related purposes

[Assented to 14 February 2013]

 

The Parliament of Australia enacts: