Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINISTERIAL AND OTHER OFFICE HOLDER STAFF ACT 2010

- As at 1 February 2024 
- Act 36 of 2010 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Dictionary
   4.      Main purposes

   PART 2 - EMPLOYMENT OF STAFF MEMBERS

   5.      Functions of staff member
   6.      Employment of ministerial staff member
   7.      Employment of staff member of Leader of the Opposition
   8.      Employment of staff member of other non-government member
   9.      No entitlement to staffing of office
   10.     Basis of employment
   11.     Nature of employment
   12.     Superannuation
   13.     Preservation of public service employee’s rights

   PART 2A - ASSESSING SUITABILITY TO BE A STAFF MEMBER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   13A.    Definitions for part

           Division 2 - Obtaining criminal histories

   13B.    Chief executive may ask for consent to obtain criminal history
   13C.    Refusing consent
   13D.    Obtaining criminal history with consent
   13E.    Criminal history no longer required to be obtained

           Division 3 - Use of criminal histories and related matters

   13F.    Assessment of suitability
   13G.    Destruction of reports and notices
   13H.    Police commissioner must not use information given under this part

           Division 4 - Other matters

   13I.    Prosecuting authority to notify chief executive about committal, conviction etc.
   13J.    False or misleading statements in consent
   13K.    Confidentiality

   PART 3 - WORK PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT OF STAFF MEMBERS

           Division 1 - Directions

   14.     Staff members subject to direction
   15.     Staff members not empowered to direct public service employees

           Division 2 - Guiding principles and values

   16.     Work performance and personal conduct principles
   17.     Ethics values
   18.     Purpose and application of principles and values

           Division 3 - Codes of conduct

   19.     Codes of conduct
   20.     Purpose of codes
   21.     Consultation about, and review of, codes
   22.     Compliance with codes

           Division 4 - Declaration of interests and dealing with conflicts

   23.     References to interest or conflict of interest
   24.     Declaration of interests
   25.     Conflicts of interest

   PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 1 - Directives and guidelines

   26.     Chief executive may make directives
   27.     Relationship with legislation
   28.     Relationship between directives and industrial instruments
   29.     Chief executive may make guidelines
   30.     Replaced public sector directives

           Division 2 - Application of Acts

   31.     Application of Crime and Corruption Act 2001
   32.     Application of Ombudsman Act 2001

           Division 3 - Other matters

   33.     Advisory committees
   34.     Annual report
   35.     Delegations
   36.     Effect of Act on the State
   37.     Regulation-making power

   PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL

   38.     Meaning of commencement
   39.     Currently appointed staff members
   40.     Declaration of interests of currently appointed staff members
   41.     Codes of conduct
   42.     Rulings
           SCHEDULE - Dictionary