Premier & Cabinet

Type:
Department of Premier and Cabinet Circular
Identifier:
C2006-28
Status:
Archived

C2006-28 Unattached Officers - Chief and Senior Executive Service

Description

The NSW Government's Economic and Financial Statement of February 2006 implemented a policy change applying to Chief and Senior Executive Service (SES) Officers who are removed from office and subsequently declared unattached. This circular is to clarify the arrangements to apply to SES officers where the unattachment is not due to the officer's proposed removal from office.

Detailed Outline

The NSW Government's Economic and Financial Statement of February 2006 implemented a policy change applying to Chief and Senior Executive Service (SES) Officers who are removed from office and subsequently declared unattached. This circular is to clarify the arrangements to apply to SES officers where the unattachment is not due to the officer's proposed removal from office.

In accordance with the policy announcement the maximum period any SES officer can remain unattached, where the officer is to be removed from the service will be up to four weeks. This Circular also applies to members of the Police Senior Executive Service (PSES) as well as the Health Executive Service (HES).

The SES Guidelines are available on the Premier's Department website (in the publications section under Chief and Senior Executive Service), and will be amended to reflect this change.

Exemptions will only be approved in limited circumstances where:

(i) there is an agreement to allow an officer to use existing leave entitlements prior to retirement or an extended period of sick leave; or

(ii) circumstances involved are required to benefit the public sector, such as the secondment of the officer to undertake the duties of another substantive position in their agency or another agency, or a similar arrangement such as a public inquiry.

In the case of (i) above, unattachment is the only administrative vehicle available which would allow an agency to substantively fill the vacancy once the officer commenced pre-retirement leave. In such cases, the unattached officer would not be entitled to compensation determined by the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal.

Any proposed exemptions from this policy will need to be submitted to the Director-General of Premier's Department.

For further information, please contact Simon Waterhouse, Executive Services, Public Employment Office on 9228 3147.

C Gellatly
Director-General
Issued : Workforce Strategy ( Public Employment Office)
Contact: Simon Waterhouse, Senior Project Officer
EMail: [email protected]
Telephone no: 9228 3147 Facsimile: 9228 3577
File no: PSM/07744

Overview

Compliance

Not Mandatory

AR Details

Date Issued
Jul 21, 2006
Review Date
Dec 31, 2014
Replaces
Replaced By

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Publishing Entity
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Issuing Entity
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