Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsambulance service chief executive means the chief executive under the Ambulance Service Act 1991.
ambulance service officer means a person employed under the Ambulance Service Act 1991, section 13.
amending Act, for chapter 9, part 5, see section 256.
appeals officer see section 88A(1).
appoint, a person as a public service officer, means—
(a) for a person who is not already a public service officer—employ the person as an officer; or
(b) for a public service officer—promote, transfer or redeploy the officer.
appointed commissioner means a person appointed under section 45(c) or (d).
appropriately qualified, in relation to a delegated function or power, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing to perform the function or exercise the power.
Example of standing—
a person's classification level in the public service
approved form, for chapter 5, part 6, division 2, subdivision 2, see section 155A.
approved leave means leave approved under an Act or industrial instrument.
audit office means the Queensland Audit Office under the Auditor-General Act 2009.
auditor-general means the Queensland Auditor-General under the Auditor-General Act 2009.
award see the Industrial Relations Act 1999, schedule 5.
CCYPCG Act see section 150.
CCYPCG commission see section 150.
CCYPCG commissioner see section 150.
chairperson means the chairperson of the commission.
changes employment, for chapter 6, see section 186A.
chief executive see section 10.
chief executive (communities), for chapter 5, part 6, division 2, subdivision 2, see section 155A.
child-related duties, for chapter 5, part 6, see section 150.
child-related employment screening, for chapter 5, part 6, division 3, see section 157.
commencement—
(a) for chapter 9, part 5—see section 256; or
(b) for chapter 9, part 6—see section 264.
commencement, for chapter 9, part 7, see section 268.
commission means the Public Service Commission established under section 43.
commission chief executive see section 56(1).
commissioner see section 45.
commission official means—
(a) a commissioner; or
(b) a staff member of the commission; or
(c) an agent of the commission or an employee of the State performing functions for a commission review.
commission review see section 37(1).
contract for a fixed term means a contract that ends on a stated day, whether or not the contract also provides for its termination by a party giving to the other party a particular period of notice of termination.
criminal history see the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986, section 3.
criminal history report, for chapter 5, part 6, see section 150.
current, for chapter 5, part 6, division 3, see section 157.
department see section 7.
departmental Minister means—
(a) for a department or public service office—the Minister administering the department or public service office; or
(b) for a chief executive—the Minister administering the chief executive's department; or
(c) for another public service employee—the Minister administering the employee's department.
department of communities, for chapter 5, part 6, division 2, subdivision 2, see section 155A.
directive means a directive made under chapter 3, part 3.
disciplinary action see section 188(1).
disciplinary declaration—
(a) for a disciplinary declaration made under a public sector disciplinary law, means—
(i) a disciplinary declaration made under—
(A) section 188A(7); or
(B) the Police Service Administration Act 1990, section 7A.2(2); or
(C) the Misconduct Tribunals Act 1997 or QCAT Act; or
(ii) a declaration under another public sector disciplinary law that states the disciplinary action that would have been taken against the person if the person's employment had not ended; or
(b) otherwise, means a disciplinary declaration made under section 188A(7).
disciplinary finding means a finding that a disciplinary ground exists.
disciplinary ground means a ground for disciplining a public service officer under section 187.
disciplinary information see section 188B(3).
disciplinary law means—
(a) this Act; or
(b) a disciplinary provision of an award or industrial agreement; or
(c) a law prescribed under a regulation.
disqualified person means—
(a) a person who holds office as any of the following—
(i) the auditor-general;
(ii) the ombudsman;
(iii) the integrity commissioner;
(iv) any commission officer under the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001;
(v) the information commissioner;
(vi) the RTI commissioner;
(vii) the privacy commissioner; or
(b) a person who has been convicted of an indictable offence; or
(c) a person who is or has been—
(i) an insolvent under administration under the Corporations Act, section 9; or
(ii) disqualified from managing corporations under the Corporations Act, part 2D.6.
EEO means equality of employment opportunity.
employing chief executive, for chapter 6, see section 186A.
engage—
(a) for chapter 5, part 6 generally—see section 150; and
(b) for chapter 5, part 6, division 3—see also section 157.
excluded matter see section 216(1).
exemption notice, for chapter 5, part 6, division 3, see section 157.
fire service chief executive means the chief executive under the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990.
fire service officer means a person employed under the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990, section 25.
former public service employee, for chapter 6 or 7, see section 186A.
function, for a provision about a delegation, includes power.
general employee means a person employed under section 147.
government entity see section 24.
guideline means a guideline made under chapter 3, part 3.
head, of a public service office, see section 21(2).
higher classification level means a classification level that is a higher classification level under a ruling.
industrial agreement means an industrial agreement or a certified agreement under the Industrial Relations Act 1999.
industrial instrument includes—
(a) an award or industrial agreement; and
(b) a determination or rule of a commission, court, board, tribunal or other entity having authority under a law of the Commonwealth or this State to exercise powers of conciliation or arbitration for industrial matters or industrial disputes.
industrial matter see the Industrial Relations Act 1999, section 7.
industrial relations Minister means the Minister administering the Industrial Relations Act 1999.
information commissioner means the information commissioner under the Right to Information Act 2009.
initial review decision, for chapter 9, part 7, see section 268.
integrity commissioner means the Queensland Integrity Commissioner under the Integrity Act 2009.
IRC means the Industrial Relations Commission under the Industrial Relations Act 1999.
law includes an unwritten law.
lower classification level means a classification level that is a lower classification level under a ruling.
management and employment principles see section 25(3).
merit principle see section 27(1).
negative exemption notice, for chapter 5, part 6, division 3, see section 157.
negative prescribed notice, for chapter 5, part 6, division 3, see section 157.
normal remuneration, for a public service officer, means all of the remuneration and other entitlements to which the employee is or would be entitled, as prescribed under a directive.
notice means a notice in writing.
office of the information commissioner means the office of the information commissioner under the Right to Information Act 2009.
overall employment conditions means remuneration and conditions of employment.
part 6 directive, for chapter 5, part 6, see section 150.
police commissioner means the commissioner of the police service, under the Police Service Administration Act 1990.
police service means the Queensland Police Service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990.
positive exemption notice, for chapter 5, part 6, see section 150.
positive prescribed notice, for chapter 5, part 6, see section 150.
prescribed notice, for chapter 5, part 6, division 3, see section 157.
previous chief executive, for chapter 6, see section 186A.
privacy commissioner means the privacy commissioner under the Information Privacy Act 2009.
promote, a public service officer, means employ the officer at a higher classification level, whether or not on different duties, other than temporarily.
promotion decision see section 194(1)(c).
publicly notified, for a notice, includes that the notice was published in the gazette or on a department's website.
public sector disciplinary law means—
(a) this Act or any repealed Act regulating the public service; or
(b) the Police Service Administration Act 1990 or any repealed Act regulating police; or
(c) the Misconduct Tribunals Act 1997 or QCAT Act; or
(d) a disciplinary provision of an award or industrial agreement; or
(e) another Act prescribed under a regulation.
public service means the Queensland Public Service.
public service employee—
1 Generally, a public service employee is a public service employee as defined under section 9(1).
2 For a particular department, a public service employee is a public service employee as defined under section 9(1) whose employment is in that department.
public service office—
1 Generally, a public service office is a public service office as defined under section 21(1).
2 However, for chapter 3, part 1, see section 35.
public service officer see section 8.
Queensland Public Service see section 5.
redeploy, a public service officer, means employ the officer, with the officer's consent, at a lower classification level, whether or not on different duties, other than temporarily.
regulated employment—
(a) for chapter 5, part 6—see section 150; or
(b) for chapter 9, part 5—see section 256.
relevant duties, for chapter 5, part 6, see section 150.
relevant EEO agency see section 30(1).
remuneration includes salary.
RTI commissioner means the Right to Information commissioner under the Right to Information Act 2009.
ruling see section 47(6).
same classification level means a classification level that is the same classification level under a ruling.
second, a public service officer, means temporarily employ the officer—
(a) on different duties at the same classification level; or
(b) at a higher classification level or lower classification level.
section 149 directive, for chapter 9, part 7, see section 268.
senior executive means a person employed under this Act as a senior executive.
senior officer means a person employed under this Act as a senior officer.
serious disciplinary action see section 179A(4).
service with the State, for chapter 5, part 2, division 2, see section 129.
staff members, of the commission, see section 77(2).
statutory office means an office established under an Act to which a person may be appointed only by the Governor in Council or a Minister.
subsequent review decision, for chapter 9, part 7, see section 268.
temporarily means for a period limited by time, whether or not the time has been fixed.
temporary employee means a person employed under section 148.
temporary employment decision see section 194(1)(e).
the State, for chapter 5, part 2, division 2, see section 129.
transfer, a public service officer, means employ the officer at the same classification level, on different duties or at a different location, other than temporarily.
transfer decision see section 194(1)(d).
transition period, for chapter 9, part 7, see section 268.
unamended Act, for chapter 9, part 5, see section 256.