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PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 2008 - SCHEDULE 4

SCHEDULE 4 – Dictionary


"administrative inquiry" see section 88O (1) .

"ambulance service chief executive" ...

"ambulance service officer" , for chapter 6 , see section 186A .

"amending Act" , for chapter 9 , part 5 , see section 256 .

"appeals officer" see section 88A (1) .

"appoint" , a person as a public service officer, means—

(a) for a person who is not already a public service officer—employ the person as an officer; or
(b) for a public service officer—promote, transfer or redeploy the officer.

"appointed commissioner" ...

"appropriately qualified" , in relation to a delegated function or power, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing to perform the function or exercise the power.
Example of standing—
a person’s classification level in the public service

"approved form" , for chapter 5 , part 6 , division 2 , subdivision 2 , see section 155A .

"approved leave" means leave approved under an Act or industrial instrument.

"audit office" means the Queensland Audit Office under the Auditor-General Act 2009 .

"auditor-general" means the Queensland Auditor-General under the Auditor-General Act 2009 .

"award" see the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , schedule 5 .

"casual employee" means—
(a) a person employed under section 147 on a casual basis; or
(b) a person employed under section 148A .

"casual employment decision" ...

"CCYPCG Act" ...

"CCYPCG commission" ...

"CCYPCG commissioner" ...

"CCYPCG disqualification order" ...

"chairperson" means the chairperson of the commission.

"changes employment" , for chapter 6 , see section 186A .

"chief executive" see section 10 .

"chief executive (communities)" , for chapter 5 , part 6 , division 2 , subdivision 2 , see section 155A .

"chief executive (employment screening)" see section 150 .

"child-related duties" , for chapter 5 , part 6 , see section 156 (2) .

"child-related employment screening" , for chapter 5 , part 6 , division 3 , see section 157 .

"commencement"
(a) for chapter 9 , part 5 —see section 256 ; or
(b) for chapter 9 , part 6 —see section 264 .

"commencement" , for chapter 9 , part 7 , see section 268 .

"commission" means the Public Service Commission established under section 43 .

"commission chief executive" see section 56 (1) .

"commissioner" see section 45 .

"commission official" means—
(a) a commissioner; or
(b) a staff member of the commission; or
(c) an agent of the commission or an employee of the State performing functions for a commission review.

"commission review" see section 37 (1) .

"continuously employed" , in relation to a person employed in a department for a period, means the person is employed in the department
(a) continuously as a fixed term temporary employee for the period; or
(b) as a casual employee on a regular and systematic basis during the period; or
(c) continuously as an employee mentioned in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) for the period.

"contract for a fixed term" means a contract that ends on a stated day, whether or not the contract also provides for its termination by a party giving to the other party a particular period of notice of termination.

"conversion decision" see section 194 (1) (e) .

"CPOPOA disqualification order" ...

"criminal history" see the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , section 3 .

"criminal history report" , for chapter 5 , part 6 , see section 150 .

"current" ...

"current chief executive" , of a public service employee, for chapter 6 , see section 186A .

"department" see section 7 .

"departmental Minister" means—
(a) for a department or public service office—the Minister administering the department or public service office; or
(b) for a chief executive—the Minister administering the chief executive’s department; or
(c) for another public service employee—the Minister administering the employee’s department.

"department of communities" , for chapter 5 , part 6 , division 2 , subdivision 2 , see section 155A .

"directive" means a directive made under chapter 3 , part 3 .

"disciplinary action" see section 188 (1) .

"disciplinary declaration"
(a) for a disciplinary declaration made under a public sector disciplinary law, means—
(i) a disciplinary declaration made under—
(A) section 188A (7) ; or
(B) the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 7A . 2(2); or
(C) the Misconduct Tribunals Act 1997 or QCAT Act ; or
(D) the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , section 273D ; or
(ii) a declaration under another public sector disciplinary law that states the disciplinary action that would have been taken against the person if the person’s employment had not ended; or
(b) otherwise, means a disciplinary declaration made under section 188A (7) .

"disciplinary finding" means a finding that a disciplinary ground exists.

"disciplinary ground" means a ground for disciplining a public service officer under section 187 .

"disciplinary information" see section 188B (3) .

"disciplinary law" means—
(a) this Act; or
(b) a disciplinary provision of an industrial instrument; or
(c) a law prescribed under a regulation.

"disqualification order" ...

"disqualified person" means—
(a) a person who holds office as any of the following—
(i) the auditor-general;
(ii) the ombudsman;
(iii) the integrity commissioner;
(iv) any commission officer under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 ;
(v) the information commissioner;
(vi) the RTI commissioner;
(vii) the privacy commissioner; or
(b) a person who has been convicted of an indictable offence; or
(c) a person who is or has been—
(i) an insolvent under administration under the Corporations Act , section 9 ; or
(ii) disqualified from managing corporations under the Corporations Act , part 2D .6.

"disqualifying offence" ...

"EEO" means equality of employment opportunity.

"employee complaints directive" ...

"employing chief executive" ...

"employment-screening department" see section 150 .

"engage"
(a) for chapter 5 , part 6 generally—see section 150 ; and
(b) for chapter 5 , part 6 , division 3 —see also section 157 .

"excluded matter" see section 216 (1) .

"exemption notice" ...

"fair treatment decision" see section 194 (1) (eb) .

"fire service chief executive" ...

"fire service officer" , for chapter 6 , see section 186A .

"fixed term temporary employee" see section 148 (1) .

"former public service employee" , for chapter 6 or 7 , see section 186A .

"former public service officer" ...

"function" , for a provision about a delegation, includes power.

"general employee" means a person employed under section 147 .

"government entity" see section 24 .

"guideline" means a guideline made under chapter 3 , part 3 .

"head" , of a public service office, see section 21 (2) .

"higher classification level" means a classification level that is a higher classification level under a ruling.

"industrial agreement" ...

"industrial instrument" see the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , schedule 5 .

"industrial matter" see the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 9 .

"industrial registrar" means the person appointed under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 514 .

"industrial relations Minister" means the Minister administering the Industrial Relations Act 2016 .

"information" , for chapter 3 , part 6 , see section 88H .

"information commissioner" means the information commissioner under the Right to Information Act 2009 .

"information commission office" ...

"initial review decision" , for chapter 9 , part 7 , see section 268 .

"integrity commissioner" means the Queensland Integrity Commissioner under the Integrity Act 2009 .

"interest" ...

"investigative information" ...

"IRC" means the commission under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 .

"IRC member" ...

"law" includes an unwritten law.

"lower classification level" means a classification level that is a lower classification level under a ruling.

"management and employment principles" see section 25 (3) .

"member" ...

"merit principle" see section 27 (1) .

"negative exemption notice" ...

"negative notice" , for chapter 5 , part 6 , division 3 , see section 157 .

"negative prescribed notice" ...

"non-industrial instrument employee" means a person who works as a public service employee other than under an industrial instrument.

"normal remuneration" , for a public service officer, means all of the remuneration and other entitlements to which the employee is or would be entitled, as prescribed under a directive.

"notice" means a notice in writing.

"offender prohibition order" ...

"office of the information commissioner" means the office of the information commissioner under the Right to Information Act 2009 .

"overall employment conditions" means remuneration and conditions of employment.

"part 6 directive" , for chapter 5 , part 6 , see section 150 .

"police commissioner" means the commissioner of the police service, under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 .

"police information" ...

"police information report" ...

"police service" means the Queensland Police Service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 .

"positive exemption notice" ...

"positive performance management principles" see section 25A .

"positive prescribed notice" ...

"prescribed employee" , for chapter 6 , see section 186A .

"prescribed notice" ...

"previous chief executive" , for a public service employee, for chapter 6 , see section 186A .

"privacy commissioner" means the privacy commissioner under the Information Privacy Act 2009 .

"promote" , a public service officer, means employ the officer at a higher classification level, whether or not on different duties, other than temporarily.

"promotion decision" see section 194 (1) (c) .

"publicly notified" , for a notice, includes that the notice was published in the gazette or on a department’s website.

"public sector disciplinary law" means—
(a) this Act or any repealed Act regulating the public service; or
(b) the Police Service Administration Act 1990 or any repealed Act regulating police; or
(c) the Misconduct Tribunals Act 1997 or QCAT Act ; or
(d) the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 ; or
(e) a disciplinary provision of an industrial instrument; or
(f) another Act prescribed under a regulation.

"public service" means the Queensland Public Service.

"public service employee"
1 Generally, a
"public service employee" is a public service employee as defined under section 9 (1) .
2 For a particular department, a
"public service employee" is a public service employee as defined under section 9 (1) whose employment is in that department.
3 For chapter 3 , part 6 , see also section 88H .

"public service office"
1 Generally, a
"public service office" is a public service office as defined under section 21 (1) .
2 However, for chapter 3 , part 1 , see section 35 .

"public service officer" see section 8 .

"Queensland Public Service" see section 5 .

"redeploy" , a public service officer, means employ the officer, with the officer’s consent, at a lower classification level, whether or not on different duties, other than temporarily.

"regulated employment"
(a) for chapter 5 , part 6 —see section 150 ; or
(b) for chapter 9 , part 5 —see section 256 .

"relevant commission officer" , for chapter 6 , see section 186A .

"relevant disqualified person" ...

"relevant duties" , for chapter 5 , part 6 , see section 151 (2) .

"relevant EEO agency" see section 30 (1) .

"remuneration" includes salary.

"RTI commissioner" means the Right to Information commissioner under the Right to Information Act 2009 .

"ruling" see section 47 (6) .

"same classification level" means a classification level that is the same classification level under a ruling.

"second" , a public service officer, means temporarily employ the officer—
(a) on different duties at the same classification level; or
(b) at a higher classification level or lower classification level.

"section 149 directive" , for chapter 9 , part 7 , see section 268 .

"senior appeals officer" ...

"senior executive" means a person employed under this Act as a senior executive.

"senior IRC member" ...

"senior officer" means a person employed under this Act as a senior officer.

"serious disciplinary action" see section 179A (4) .

"serious offence" ...

"service with the State" , for chapter 5 , part 2 , division 2 , see section 129 .

"staff members" , of the commission, see section 77 (2) .

"statutory office" means an office established under an Act to which a person may be appointed only by the Governor in Council or a Minister.

"subsequent review decision" , for chapter 9 , part 7 , see section 268 .

"suspension without pay decision" see section 194 (1) (bb) .

"temporarily" means for a period limited by time, whether or not the time has been fixed.

"temporary employee" ...

"temporary employment decision" ...

"temporary offender prohibition order" ...

"term appointee" ...

"the State" , for chapter 5 , part 2 , division 2 , see section 129 .

"transfer" , a public service officer, means employ the officer at the same classification level, on different duties or at a different location, other than temporarily.

"transfer decision" see section 194 (1) (d) .

"transition period" , for chapter 9 , part 7 , see section 268 .

"unamended Act" , for chapter 9 , part 5 , see section 256 .

"vice-president" ...

"Working with Children Act" see section 150 .

"working with children authority" , for chapter 5 , part 6 , see section 150 .

"work performance information directive" , for chapter 3 , part 6 , see section 88H .

"work performance matter" , for chapter 3 , part 6 , see section 88H .



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