Administrative Requirements

Prior to the commencement of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) on 1 July 2015, government lawyers in NSW were exempt from the requirement to be admitted or to hold a practising certificate in order to engage in legal practice.

The NSW Government Operational Communications Strategy (the Strategy) positions government to optimise operational communications technology for our frontline emergency services and agency personnel.

The Circular is issued as a Direction in accordance with sections 9 and 45E of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.

This year’s Premier’s Awards has twelve categories to showcase achievements and progress towards the NSW Premier’s priorities.

NAIDOC Week is an annual event held in the first week of July.

All NSW public sector employees are invited to participate in the People Matter Employee Survey 2016, which opened across the NSW Public sector on Monday, 2 May.

Key Points The NSW Privacy Commissioner has launched the Privacy Governance Framework as a new resource for NSW public sector agencies to support their responsibilities under the NSW privacy legislation.

CHRISTMAS CLOSEDOWN FOR THE THREE YEARS 2016 – 2018 In the recent past Christmas closedown arrangements period have been advised on an annual basis.

Where debt recovery procedures do not result in settlement of a debt, or where write off action is not commenced, officers of an authority and accounting officers must seek appropriate legal representation to commence legal proceedings in relation to recovery of debts.

Under the Government Sector Employment Regulation 2014, the notional salary determines: the money value of accrued annual leave owing to a Public Service senior executive who elects for the whole or part of this to be paid upon ceasing to be employed in a government sector agency and immediately commencing employment in another government sector agency in accordance with Clause 29; the money value of extended leave accrued or payable to a Public Service senior executive in accordance with Schedule 1; and the amount of the allowance to be paid to a Public Service non-executive employee who is temporarily assigned to an executive role (being the difference between the salary of the person’s usual role and the notional salary of the executive role to which the person is temporarily assigned), in accordance with Clause 21.