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:

• right to disconnect PDF (752.5 KB)
• fixed period contracts PDF (701.0 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)
• 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)
• senior officers pay progression scheme PDF (633.5 KB)
• community language allowance PDF (190.4 KB).

Refer to Employment Instructions for Commissioner’s Employment Instruction guidelines.