Intelligence Services Amendment (Establishment of the Australian Signals Directorate) Act 2018 (25 of 2018)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 3   Transitional provisions

100   Definitions

In this Part:

accrued employment benefits , in relation to a person, means benefits accrued by the person as an APS employee before 1 July 2018, whether accrued under a law of the Commonwealth, a workplace instrument (within the meaning of the Fair Work Act 2009) or a written agreement.

Defence Department means the Department of State that deals with defence and that is administered by the Minister responsible for administering section 1 of the Defence Act 1903.

Minister means the Minister responsible for the Australian Signals Directorate.

new ASD means the Australian Signals Directorate, as established on a statutory basis by section 27A of the new law.

new law means the Intelligence Services Act 2001, as amended by this Schedule.

old ASD means that part of the Defence Department known as the Australian Signals Directorate under the Intelligence Services Act 2001, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item.

staffing procedures includes procedures and policies related to:

(a) recruitment, promotion or performance management; or

(b) inefficiency, misconduct, forfeiture of position, fitness for duty or loss of essential qualifications; or

(c) disciplinary action, grievance processes or reviews of, or appeals against, staffing decisions; or

(d) transfers, resignations or termination of employment; or

(e) leave.