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Agencies should develop policies on conditions of engagement consistent with the legislative framework and to meet individual agency business needs.
Where a decision maker has the authority to engage, promote or move an employee under the Public Service Act 1999 (PS Act), then the decision maker has the authority to revoke or vary the decision before it comes into effect.
A list of documents that can confirm Australian citizenship is available from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
There are arrangements applying in the Australian Public Service (APS) which limit the subsequent employment of people who have received a redundancy benefit.
Probation is a critical part of the recruitment process. During probation, an agency assesses whether a person is suited to the APS, the agency and the job.
An agency head may at any time determine the duties to be performed by an APS employee and the location at which those duties are to be performed.
Generally, an Australian Public Service (APS) employee may not stand for election to a Commonwealth or State House of Parliament or the Legislative Assembly of the ACT or Northern Territory while still an APS employee.
An ongoing APS employee can be promoted on an ongoing basis within their current agency, or they can be promoted to another APS agency.