Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 2008 - SECT 3

(1) The main purposes of this Act are to—

(a) establish a high performing apolitical public service that is—

(i) responsive to Government priorities; and

(ii) focused on the delivery of services in a professional and non-partisan way; and

(b) promote the effectiveness and efficiency of government entities; and

(c) provide for the administration of the public service and the employment and management of public service employees; and

(d) provide for the rights and obligations of public service employees; and

(e) promote equality of employment opportunity in the public service and in other particular agencies in the public sector.

(2) To help achieve the main purposes, this Act—

(a) fixes principles to guide public service management, public service employment and the work performance and personal conduct of public service employees; and

(b) establishes a Public Service Commission to—

(i) enhance the public service's human resource management and capability; and

(ii) review and improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of government entities; and

(c) establishes a chief executive service and a senior executive service to provide the public service with high performing leaders who will actively promote the purposes and the principles.