Public Service (Public Service Offices and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2020

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Public Service (Public Service Offices and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2020.

2Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Public Service Regulation 2018.

3Replacement of s 12 (Rulings about managing employee complaints)

Section 12—
omit, insert—

12 Rulings about individual employee grievances

(1)For applying an individual employee grievance ruling in relation to managing a health service grievance, a reference in the ruling to the commission chief executive is taken to be a reference to the Hospital and Health Board for the Service.

(2)In this section—

health service grievance means a grievance by an employee in a Hospital and Health Service about the health service chief executive of the Service.

Hospital and Health Board, for a Service, see the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, schedule 2.

individual employee grievance ruling means a ruling about managing an individual employee grievance.

4Amendment of sch 2 (Gasfields Commission)

(1)Schedule 2, section 3, after ‘sections 35 to 42’—
insert—

and chapter 3, part 7

(2)Schedule 2, section 5(d), (z) and (zo)—
omit.

(3)Schedule 2, section 5—
insert—

(aa)appointing a public service employee to a higher classification level;

(ca)casual employment;

(ga)discipline;

(pa)fixed term temporary employment;

(ta)individual employee grievances other than to the extent the ruling provides for grievances to the commission chief executive about the chief executive of an agency;

(ua)investigations;

(zba)positive performance management;

(zoa)suspension;

(zob)temporary employment, end of contract payments;

(4)Schedule 2, section 5(aa) to (zr)—
renumber as schedule 2, section 5(b) to (zx).

5Amendment of sch 3 (Hospital and Health Services and Queensland Health)

(1)Schedule 3, section 3(2)(a), (f) and (g)—
omit.

(2)Schedule 3, section 3(2)—
insert—

(a)sections 25 and 25A;

(f)sections 137, 137A and 138;

(g)sections 149, 149A, 149B and 149C;

(3)Schedule 3, section 4(a), (e) and (f)—
omit.

(4)Schedule 3, section 4—
insert—

(a)sections 25, 25A and 26;

(e)sections 137, 137A and 138;

(f)sections 149, 149A, 149B and 149C;

(5)Schedule 3, section 5(c), (l) and (r)—
omit.

(6)Schedule 3, section 5—
insert—

(aa)appointing a public service employee to a higher classification level;

(ab)casual employment;

(c)discipline;

(ha)fixed term temporary employment;

(ia)individual employee grievance;

Note—

Section 12 of this regulation modifies the application of rulings about individual employee grievances.

(ja)investigations;

(na)positive performance management;

(qa)suspensions;

(7)Schedule 3, section 5(aa) to (v)—
renumber as schedule 3, section 5(b) to (za).

6Amendment of sch 4 (Legal Aid Queensland)

(1)Schedule 4, section 3(a), (g) and (h)—
omit.

(2)Schedule 4, section 3—
insert—

(a)sections 25 and 25A(1) and (2);

(da)section 120;

(g)sections 137 and 138;

(h)sections 149, 149A and 149B;

(3)Schedule 4, section 3(i), after ‘chapter 5,’—

insert—

part 6, divisions 1, 2, 4 and 5 and

(4)Schedule 4, section 3(da) to (k)—
renumber as schedule 4, section 3(e) to (l).

(5)Schedule 4, section 5(c), (h), (n) and (w)—
omit.

(6)Schedule 4, section 5—
insert—

(c)casual employment, other than to the extent the ruling refers to casual employees having a right to request a review of employment status after 12 months;

(fa)employment screening, other than to the extent the ruling provides for—

(i)regulated employment; or

(ii)child-related duties;

(h)fixed term temporary employment, other than to the extent the ruling refers to casual employees having a right to request a review of employment status after 12 months;

(ia)hours, overtime and excess travel—

(i)to the extent the ruling provides for undertaking overtime, overtime meal allowances and the calculation of excess travel time; and

(ii)as if a reference in the ruling to the ordinary spread of hours were a reference to the spread of ordinary hours of duty stated in the Legal Aid Queensland Employee’s Award—State 2015, clause 15.2;

(ib)individual employee grievances, other than to the extent the ruling provides for grievances to the commission chief executive about the chief executive of an agency;

(7)Schedule 4, section 5(fa) to (z)—
renumber as schedule 4, section 5(g) to (za).

7Amendment of sch 6 (Queensland Ambulance Service)

(1)Schedule 6, section 3(a)—
omit, insert—

(a)sections 25 and 25A;

(2)Schedule 6, section 5(i)—
omit.

(3)Schedule 6, section 5—
insert—

(ha)independent medical examinations;

(hb)individual employee grievances, other than to the extent the ruling provides for complaints to the commission chief executive about the chief executive of an agency;

(ja)positive performance management;

(4)Schedule 6, section 5(ha) to (n)—
renumber as schedule 6, section 5(i) to (p).

8Amendment of sch 7 (Queensland Building and Construction Commission and Queensland Building and Construction Employing Office)

(1)Schedule 7, section 3(e)—
omit.

(2)Schedule 7, section 3—
insert—

(e)sections 149, 149A and 149B;

(ga)chapter 6;

(3)Schedule 7, section 3(ga) to (i)—
renumber as schedule 7, section 3(h) to (j).

(4)Schedule 7, section 5(r) and (za)—
omit.

(5)Schedule 7, section 5—
insert—

(ka)fixed term temporary employment, other than to the extent the ruling refers to casual employees having a right to request a review of employment status after 12 months;

(ma)individual employee grievances, other than to the extent the ruling provides for grievances to the commission chief executive about the chief executive of an agency;

(6)Schedule 7, section 5(ka) to (z)—
renumber as schedule 7, section 5(l) to (za).

9Amendment of sch 8 (Queensland Fire and Emergency Service)

(1)Schedule 8, section 3(a) and (f)—
omit.

(2)Schedule 8, section 3—
insert—

(a)sections 25 and 25A;

(ea)sections 137 and 137A;

(f)chapter 5, parts 6 and 7;

(ga)section 186C;

(gb)section 192A;

(3)Schedule 8, section 3(ea) to (i)—
renumber as schedule 8, section 3(f) to (l).

(4)Schedule 8, section 4(b)—
omit, insert—

(b)for employees, other than auxiliary fire officers, are the following—

(i)sections 133 and 134;

(ii)chapter 5, part 7.

(5)Schedule 8, section 5(a)—
insert—

(va)discipline;

(xiia)independent medical examinations;

(xiib)individual employee grievances;

(xiic)investigations;

(xvia)positive performance management;

(xxa)suspension;

(6)Schedule 8, section 5(a)(va) to (xxiii)—
renumber as schedule 8, section 5(a)(vi) to (xxix).

(7)Schedule 8, section 5(b)—
insert—

(iiia)discipline;

(via)individual employees grievances;

(vib)investigations;

(vic)positive performance management;

(viia)suspension;

(8)Schedule 8, section 5(b)(iiia) to (ix)—
renumber as schedule 8, section 5(b)(iv) to (xiv).

10Amendment of sch 10 (Residential Tenancies Authority and Residential Tenancies Employing Office)

(1)Schedule 10, section 3(a), (c), (d), (e) and (g)—
omit.

(2)Schedule 10, section 3—
insert—

(a)sections 25, 25A and 26;

(aa)chapter 1, part 4;

(d)section 127;

(e)section 133;

(fa)sections 135, 136, 137 and 137A;

(g)sections 149, 149A and 149B;

(ha)sections 179A and 181;

(3)Schedule 10, section 3(aa) to (k)—
renumber as schedule 10, section 3(b) to (m).

(4)Schedule 10, section 5(d), (o) and (y)—
omit.

(5)Schedule 10, section 5—
insert—

(d)casual employment;

(fa)discipline;

(ja)fixed term temporary employment;

(la)independent medical examinations;

(lb)individual employee grievances, other than to the extent the ruling provides for grievances to the commission chief executive about the chief executive of an agency;

(qa)positive performance management;

(va)State wage case and certified agreements;

(xa)suspensions;

(6)Schedule 10, section 5(t), from ‘only’—
omit, insert—

only to the extent the ruling provides for—

(i)a job evaluation methodology; or

(ii)a chief executive to exempt a vacancy from advertising or to limit the advertising;

(7)Schedule 10, section 5(v), from ‘to’ to ‘bereavement leave’—
omit.

(8)Schedule 10, section 5(fa) to (zb)—
renumber as schedule 10, section 5(g) to (zg).

11Amendment of sch 12 (Trade and Investment Queensland)

(1)Schedule 12, section 3—
omit, insert—

3Applied provisions—declared public service office

The applied provisions for the declared public service office are the following—

(a)section 25A;

(b)chapter 1, part 4;

(c)chapter 3, parts 3 and 6;

(d)sections 133 and 134;

(e)sections 137 and 137A;

(f)chapter 5, part 5, part 6, divisions 1, 2 4 and 5 and part 7;

(g)sections 185 and 186;

(h)chapter 6;

(i)chapter 7.

(2)Schedule 12, section 5(c), (s) and (zb)—
omit.

(3)Schedule 12, section 5—
insert—

(aa)appointing a public service employee to a higher classification level;

(c)casual employment;

(fa)discipline;

(ka)fixed term temporary employment;

(na)independent medical examinations;

(nb)individual employee grievances;

(oa)investigations;

(ua)positive performance management;

(zaa)suspension;

(zb)temporary employment, end of contract payment;

(4)Schedule 12, section 5(aa) to (zd)—
renumber as schedule 12, section 5(b) to (zk).

section 2

1Amendment of various provisions

Each provision mentioned in column 1 is amended by omitting the words in column 2 and inserting the words in column 3—

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision	Words omitted	Words inserted
schedule 4, section 5(b)	but not	other than
schedule 4, section 5(u) as renumbered by this regulation	except to the extent to which	other than to the extent
schedule 7, section 5(j)	except to the extent to which	other than to the extent
schedule 8, section 4(b)	officer	officers
schedule 8, section 5(a)(i)	a ruling	the ruling
schedule 8, section 5(a)(ii)	but not	other than
schedule 8, section 5(a)(xxii), as renumbered by this regulation	except to the extent a ruling	other than to the extent the ruling
schedule 8, section 5(b)(i)	to the extent a ruling	, to the extent the ruling
schedule 8, section 5(b)(ii)	but not	other than
schedule 10, section 5(b)	but not	other than
schedule 10, section 5(k), as renumbered by this regulation	except to the extent to which a ruling	other than to the extent the ruling
schedule 11, section 5(d)	a ruling	the ruling
schedule 12, section 5(b)	but not	other than