The purpose of this Memorandum is to extend the policy on remuneration for public employees who serve on New South Wales Government boards and committees. Premier's Memorandum 99-3 states that public employees are not to receive remuneration for board work.

Ministers may seek an exemption from this policy in circumstances where public employees serving on boards or committees:

• have the approval of their employing agency to sit on the board or committee;
• are not acting as a representative of their employer or of the Government;
• work for the board or committee concerned will take place outside working hours or approved leave will be taken at the time; and
• there is no conflict of interest arising from the combination of their role as a public employee and their role on the board or committee.

Any requests for an exemption from the policy based on the above criteria should be referred to me on a case by case basis.

It should be noted that all employees of NSW public service Departments and Administrative Offices, statutory bodies outside the public service and State Owned Corporations are considered to be public employees.

Bob Carr
Premier

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Supersedes part of M99-03. Superseded by M2003-06