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Non-performance of duties/forfeiture of office
About non-performance of duties:
Where an APS employee does not perform their duties because of absence (generally unauthorised absence) then their employment may be terminated.
Current directive publications, circulars & advices:
- Termination of employment (2004)
- Advice No 10: Non-Performance of Duties
- Circular No 2000/4: Resignation and failure to return to duty
- Circular No 2004/6: Amounts to be Included in Payment in Lieu of Notice on Termination of Employment
Current good practice advice
- Fostering an attendance culture
- Sharpening the focus: Managing performance in the APS
- Turned Up and Tuned In


