Administrative Requirements

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.

Objectives of the “Spring Clean” Bill 2016 The first “Spring Clean” Bill in 2015 implemented thirty repeals and reforms including the deregulation of the valuing industry in NSW, resulting in annual savings of more than $800,000.

NSW Government expenditure on construction, particularly transport infrastructure, will be at historically high levels in the period to 2020.

This Direction applies to the procurement of all goods and services by a government agency within the meaning of the Public Works and Procurement Act 1912 (the Act) except as noted.

The Minister may request that the government sector agency head assign a DLO to the Minister’s office.

Content and Nature of Proposals for Inclusion in Bills Bills will contain the following matters only: minor amendments proposed by government agencies minor amendments by way of pure statute law revision proposed by the Parliamentary Counsel repeals of obsolete or unnecessary Acts (subject to any remaining operative provisions being transferred to other appropriate Acts), proposed by government agencies or the Parliamentary Counsel savings and transitional provisions.

Treasury Circular TC14-11 required agency heads to reduce accrued employee recreation leave balances over a three year period to 30 days or less by 30 June 2015.

Jobs.NSW (the online job board for most NSW public sector jobs) has been relaunched with a new look, feel and name – ‘I work for NSW’.