Commissioner's guidelines
Guidelines may be issued by the Commissioner for Public Employment.
How they apply
They are designed to:
- assist in the interpretation of public sector terms and conditions
- to promote best practice in their application.
Guidelines don’t form part of legislation.
They may relate to:
- provisions under the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 or
- those under enterprise agreements operating in the Northern Territory Public Sector.
The commissioner has issued guidelines in relation to some PSEMA employment instructions.
Other guidelines have been issued as follows:
- fixed period contracts PDF (467.6 KB)
- role of a support person PDF (831.2 KB)
- study an Asian language PDF (144.8 KB) (refers to By-law 41)
- part-time employment PDF (144.9 KB)
- By-law 18 Miscellaneous Leave PDF (80.3 KB)
- guideline for working with unions PDF (165.9 KB)
- Senior Officer Pay Progression Scheme PDF (176.7 KB)
- protocol of communication between the NTPS and the government or Members of the Legislative Assembly PDF (196.1 KB)
- flexible work requests PDF (225.6 KB).
Contact us
If you have any questions call 08 8999 4282 or email enquiries.ocpe@nt.gov.au.