Public sector instruments

Under the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993, the Commissioner for Public Employment can:

• delegate their powers to the chief executive officer (CEO) of an agency or
• give approval for the CEO to take certain actions where specific conditions are met.

The following Public Sector Instruments (PSI) have been issued which apply across the public sector, however a number of agency-specific instruments also exist.

Contact Workforce Services, Department of Corporate and Digital Development on 1800 225 547 for more information.

Read below for list of PSIs.

Delegation of power

Instrument 1

Read employment records PDF (55.9 KB)

This PSI provides for the CEO to maintain employment records within the agency in accordance with section 17 PSEMA.

Approval provided with certain conditions

Instrument 1140

Read NTPS  Graduate program - select without advertising PDF (546.8 KB)

Instrument  1159

Read transition period - fixed period contract employment PDF (57.7 KB)

Instrument 1124

Read selecting without advertising – NT Health Aboriginal cadets PDF (766.4 KB)

Instrument 27

Read approval to select without advertising and other matters PDF (1.3 MB)

This PSI revokes PSIs numbered 11, 12, 16, 19, 21, 25 and 26.

Under this PSI the CEO can select without advertising, in accordance with Section 30(1)(b) of PSEMA, a person or employee to perform duties that are for a period exceeding six months if the selection is in accordance with the conditions specified in one of the schedules as follows:

• Schedule 2 - NTPS traineeships/apprenticeships
• Schedule 3 - Entry level recruitment – AO1 and AO2
• Schedule 4 - Entry level recruitment in specified remote localities - AO1, AO2, PH1 or PH2
• Schedule 5 - Progression scheme - P1 to P2 and T1 to T2
• Schedule 6 - Subsequent vacancies (as at June 2023)
• Schedule 7 - Filling vacancies resulting from substantial change - refers to paragraph 12.2(f) of Employment Instruction Number 1 – Filling vacancies
• Schedule 8 - Condition of employment – visa requirements – non-Australian citizens – refers to paragraph 4.2 of Employment Instruction Number 1 – Filling vacancies
• Schedule 9 - Upon obtaining an essential qualification – refers to Determination Number 3 of 1999 PDF (2.5 MB).