House of Representatives

Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Bill 1999

Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum

Amendments and new clauses to be moved on behalf of the Government (Circulated by Authority of the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service, the Honourable David Kemp, MP)

Attachment B

Abbreviations

1922 PSA Public Service Act 1922
1922 PS Regs Public Service Regulations in force under the 1922 PSA
1994 McLeod Report Report of the Public Service Act Review Group (chaired by Mr RN McLeod - December 1994)
AAO Administrative Arrangements Order
ADMF Paper Paper: Accountability in a Devolved Management Framework issued by the PSMPC and the then DIR (May 1997)
AIA Acts Interpretation Act 1901
AIRC Australian Industrial Relations Commission
APS Australian Public Service
AWA Australian Workplace Agreements provided for in WRA
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CE(RR)A Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Act 1979
CSS Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme
CTA Bill Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Bill 1997
CTA Regs Consequential and Transitional Regulations made under CTA Bill
DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DoF Department of Finance
DTT Default Translation Table
DWRSB Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business (formerly Department of Industrial Relations (DIR))
Ex Memo The Explanatory Memorandum circulated with the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Bill 1997
FMA Act Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
JCPA Joint Committee of Public Accounts
JCPA Report Report 353, An Advisory Report on the Public Service Bill 1997 and the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Bill 1997
LSL Long Service Leave
LSLA Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976
MP(AGE)A Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984 (defined in CTA Bill cl.4 as Merit Protection Act)
MPRA Merit Protection and Review Agency
relevant Department In relation to a particular provision in a particular Act Department of State that, under the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO), is administered by the Minister of State responsible for the particular provision being described in the Ex Memo
relevant Secretary In relation to a particular provision in a particular Act Secretary of the Department of State that, under the AAO, is administered by the Minister responsible for the particular provision being described in the Ex Memo
responsible Minister In relation to a particular provision in a particular Act Minister who, under the AAO, administers the particular provision being described in that part of the Ex Memo
PS Bill Public Service Bill 1997
PSB Public Service Board
SES Senior Executive Service
SOG Senior Officer Grade
TBPAPS Paper Paper: Towards a Best Practice APS issued by The Hon Peter Reith, MP (November 1996)
WRA Workplace Relations Act 1996


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