Australian Capital Territory
Public Sector Management Amendment Standards 2010 (No 3)
Disallowable instrument DI2010-164
made under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 251 (Management Standards)

I amend the Standards as set out below.

Catherine Hudson
Commissioner for Public Administration
14/7/2010

Approved under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 251 (Management Standards)

Katy Gallagher
Acting Chief Minister
12/7/2010

Australian Capital Territory
Public Sector Management Amendment Standards 2010 (No 3)
Disallowable instrument DI2010-164
made under the
Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 251 (Management Standards)    

    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of instrument	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Legislation amended	1
	4	Subdivision 3.10.3.9	1
	5	Subdivision 3.10.3.10	1
	6	Part 3.12	2
	7	Section 454 (d)	3

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Public Sector Management Amendment Standards 2010 (No 3).
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after its notification day.
3	Legislation amended
This instrument amends the Public Sector Management Standards 2006.
4	Subdivision 3.10.3.9
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5	Subdivision 3.10.3.10
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6	Part 3.12
insert
Part 3.12	Graduate Program
252A	Interpretation—pt 3.12
In this part:
designated group has the same meaning as in the Act, section 39.
252B	Eligibility
	(1)	To participate in the Graduate Program a person must meet the eligibility requirements set out in the Graduate Program Policy Statement.
	(2)	The Graduate Program may restrict eligibility for some of the offices in the program to people in a designated group.
252C	Selection
	(1)	The Commissioner must give written approval, having considered the recommendations of a written selection report, for the selection of a person to participate in the Graduate Program.
	(2)	When considering the recommendations of a written selection report the Commissioner must be satisfied that the process used to assess the comparative ability of the applicants to perform the duties of a position complied with the merit principle set out in the Act, section 65 before approval is given.
252D	Classification on appointment
A participant in the Graduate Program is appointed at the commencement of the Graduate Program at the classification Graduate Administrative Assistant.
252E	Salary on appointment
The salary payable to a Graduate Administrative Assistant is equivalent to the base salary payable to an Administrative Service Officer Class 4 under the relevant collective agreement or enterprise agreement.
252F	Probation
In addition to the ordinary requirements for confirmation, the appointment of a Graduate Administrative Assistant will not be confirmed until the officer has been assessed by the approved training provider as having successfully completed:
	(a)	a Diploma in Government; or
	(b)	a Diploma in Government (Management); or
	(c)	a Diploma in Government (Project Management); or
	(d)	a Diploma in Government (Policy Development) ; or
	(e)	a Diploma in Government (Procurement); or
	(f)	a Diploma in Government (Contract Management).
252G	Promotion
The relevant chief executive may promote a Graduate Administrative Assistant to a position with the classification Administrative Service Officer Class 5, without an additional selection process if the appointment of the officer has been confirmed.
7	Section 454 (d)
substitute
	(d)	where the vacancy is for an Administrative Service Officer Class 5 position and the relevant Chief Executive proposes to fill the vacancy with an officer who is—
	(i)	a Graduate Administrative Assistant; and
	(ii)	the appointment of the officer has been confirmed;

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 15 July 2010.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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