House of Representatives
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Bill 1999
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum
Amendments and new clauses to be moved on behalf of the Government (Circulated by Authority of the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service, the Honourable David Kemp, MP)Attachment B
Abbreviations
| 1922 PSA | Public Service Act 1922 |
| 1922 PS Regs | Public Service Regulations in force under the 1922 PSA |
| 1994 McLeod Report | Report of the Public Service Act Review Group (chaired by Mr RN McLeod - December 1994) |
| AAO | Administrative Arrangements Order |
| ADMF Paper Paper: | Accountability in a Devolved Management Framework issued by the PSMPC and the then DIR (May 1997) |
| AIA | Acts Interpretation Act 1901 |
| AIRC | Australian Industrial Relations Commission |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| AWA | Australian Workplace Agreements provided for in WRA |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CE(RR)A | Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Act 1979 |
| CSS | Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme |
| CTA Bill | Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Bill 1997 |
| CTA Regs | Consequential and Transitional Regulations made under CTA Bill |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DoF | Department of Finance |
| DTT | Default Translation Table |
| DWRSB | Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business (formerly Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)) |
| Ex Memo | The Explanatory Memorandum circulated with the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Bill 1997 |
| FMA Act | Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
| JCPA | Joint Committee of Public Accounts |
| JCPA Report Report 353, | An Advisory Report on the Public Service Bill 1997 and the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Bill 1997 |
| LSL | Long Service Leave |
| LSLA | Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 |
| MP(AGE)A | Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984 (defined in CTA Bill cl.4 as Merit Protection Act) |
| MPRA | Merit Protection and Review Agency |
| relevant Department In relation to a particular provision in a particular Act | Department of State that, under the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO), is administered by the Minister of State responsible for the particular provision being described in the Ex Memo |
| relevant Secretary In relation to a particular provision in a particular Act | Secretary of the Department of State that, under the AAO, is administered by the Minister responsible for the particular provision being described in the Ex Memo |
| responsible Minister In relation to a particular provision in a particular Act | Minister who, under the AAO, administers the particular provision being described in that part of the Ex Memo |
| PS Bill | Public Service Bill 1997 |
| PSB | Public Service Board |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SOG | Senior Officer Grade |
| TBPAPS Paper Paper: | Towards a Best Practice APS issued by The Hon Peter Reith, MP (November 1996) |
| WRA | Workplace Relations Act 1996 |