Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM ACT 1984 No. 63, 1984 - SECT 26

26. Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended-

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) ''A person'' and substituting ''Subject
to this section, a person'';

(b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) ''a British subject'' and
substituting ''an Australian citizen''; and

   (c)  by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections:

''(4) Where, in the opinion of an appointing authority, it is desirable to do
so for the more efficient operation of the Service or it is otherwise in the
public interest to do so, the authority may, in writing, waive, for a
specified period or otherwise, the requirement for appointment referred to in
paragraph (1) (a) in relation to-

   (a)  the appointment of a specified person-

        (i)    to any office in respect of which that authority has the power
               of appointment; or

        (ii)   as an unattached officer of the Service; or

   (b)  the appointment of any person-

        (i)    to a specified office, or an office included in a specified
               class of offices, in respect of which that authority has the
               power of appointment; or

        (ii)   as a specified unattached officer or an unattached officer
               included in a specified class of unattached officers.

''(5) Notwithstanding sub-section (4), a waiver by the Board under that
sub-section is not effective unless and until the Prime Minister has, in
writing, approved the waiver.

''(6) In this section, unless the contrary intention appears-

'appoint' does not include re-appoint;

'appointing authority' means any person who is empowered by this Act to
appoint a person to the Service, and includes the Board.''.