AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Public Service Ordinance 1989
No. 26 of 1989
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910. 
Dated 27 April 1989.
	BILL HAYDEN
	Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
CLYDE HOLDING
Minister of State for the Arts 
and Territories

An Ordinance relating to the constitution and operation of the Australian Capital Territory Public Service 

Short title
1.  This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Service Ordinance 1989.1
Commencement
2.  (1)  Section 1 and this section commence on the day on which this Ordinance is notified in the Gazette.
(2)  The remaining provisions commence on the date of commencement of section 22 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth.
Interpretation
3.  In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears—
“administrative unit” means an administrative unit into which the Public Service is divided pursuant to paragraph 54 (2) (a) of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth;
“transitional staff” has the same meaning as in the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth.
Public Service
4.  The Public Service shall be known as the Australian Capital Territory Public Service.
Constitution of administrative units
5.  Each administrative unit shall comprise such of the transitional staff as the Head of Administration makes available for the purpose.
Operations
6.  (1)  The operations of the Public Service shall be as provided in this section.
(2)  The Chief Minister may from time to time, by notice in the Gazette—
	(a)	allocate to a Minister responsibility for 1 or more administrative units; and
	(b)	allocate to an administrative unit responsibility for all or any of the enactments and matters for which the relevant Minister is responsible.

NOTE
1.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 May 1989.