2016 Directions to 2022 Directions: Comparison Table

The following table sets out provisions in the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2016 that have been renumbered in the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2022.
Some provisions in the 2016 Directions have been removed and some provisions in the 2022 Directions are entirely new.

Part 1 - Preliminary	2016 Directions	2022 Directions
Name	1	1
Commencement	New	2
Authority	3	3
Schedules	New	4
Definitions	5	5
Meaning of promotion	6	6
Meaning of vacancy	7	7
Meaning of SES vacancy	8	8
Meaning of similar vacancy	9	9
Meaning of work-related qualities	10	5

Part 2 – APS Values	2016 Directions	2022 Directions
Purpose of this Part	New	10
Overview	11	11
APS to incorporate and uphold APS values	12	12
Committed to Service: The APS is professional, objective, innovative and efficient, and works collaboratively to achieve the best results for the Australian community and the Government	13	13
Ethical: The APS demonstrates leadership, is trustworthy, and acts with integrity, in all that it does	14	14
Respectful: The APS respects all people, including their rights and their heritage	15	15
Accountable: The APS is open and accountable to the Australian community under the law and within the framework of Ministerial responsibility	16	16
Impartial: The APS is apolitical and provides the Government with advice that is frank, honest, timely and based on the best available evidence	17	17

Part 3 – Integrity in the APS	2016 Directions	2022 Directions
Purpose of this Part	New	18
Integrity training for APS employees	New	19
Consulting Commissioner before entering into agreement settling dispute about sexual harass...	New	20
Notifying the Commissioner of agreements that are for settling disputes about employment mat...	New	21

Part 4 – Recruitment and selection	2016 Directions	2022 Directions
Purpose of this Division	New	22
How an Agency Head upholds APS Employment Principle 10A(1)(c)	18	23
Merit-based selection process for engagement or promotion	19	24
Notification of vacancy in the Public Service Gazette	20	25
Additional requirements for SES engagement or promotion decisions	21	26
Engagement on a short-term, irregular or intermittent basis	22	27
Engagement of person from State or Territory jurisdiction	23	28
Engagement of ongoing APS employee as non-ongoing APS employee	24	29
Engagement of non-ongoing APS employee as ongoing employee in exceptional circumstances	25	30
Affirmative measure—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment	26	31
Affirmative measure – RecruitAbility Scheme	28	32
Affirmative measure—disability employment	27	33
Promotion after appointment to a statutory office	29	34
Engagement of non-APS employee following a machinery of government change	30	35
Engagement of an ongoing Parliamentary Service employee as an ongoing APS employee	31	36
Re-engagement of election candidates	32	37
Re-engagement of a former APS employee	33	38
New Purpose of this Division	New	39
Gazettal of employment decisions	34	40
Gazettal when decisions previously notified are cancelled	35	41
When promotion decisions take effect	36	42
Purpose of this Division	New	43
APS employees to be engaged on probation	New	44

Part 5 – Working in the APS	2016 Directions	2022 Directions
Purpose of this Division	New	45
Moves between agencies not associated with promotion	37	46
Moves between agencies on promotion	38	47
Purpose of this Division	New	48
Achieving effective performance—Agency Heads	39	49
Achieving effective performance—supervisors	39A	50
Achieving effective performance—APS employees	39B	51
Managing performance in cases of a potential breach of the Code of Conduct	40	52

Part 6 – Employment-related information	2016 Directions	2022 Directions
Purpose of this Part	New	53
Collection of employment-related information	50	54
Requirement to give information, or documents, about workplace relations to the Commissioner	New	55
Prompt, accurate giving of information to the Commissioner	New	56

Part 7 – Handling suspected breaches of the Code of Conduct	2016 Directions	2022 Directions
Purpose of this Part	41	57
Application to former APS employees	42	58
Employee must be informed that a determination is being considered	43	59
Employee must be informed before a sanction is imposed	44	60
Person making determination to be independent and unbiased	45	61
Determination process to be informal	46	62
Record of determination and sanctions	47	63
Role of Commissioner for suspected breaches by SES employees	New	64

Part 8 – Other employment matters	2016 Directions	2022 Directions
Purpose of this Part	48A	65
Restrictions on engaging a person who has received a redundancy benefit	48	66
Matters relating to leave without pay	49	67

Part 9 - Delegation	2016 Directions	2022 Directions
Delegation by the Commissioner	51	68
Delegation by Agency Head	52	69

Part 10 – Application and transitional provisions	2016 Directions	2022 Directions
Definitions	53	70
Application – Gazettal of certain employment decisions and promotions	54	Removed
Transitional – use of merit lists	55	Removed
Transitional – vacancies notified before commencement	56	Removed
Transitional – engagement on a short, irregular or intermittent basis	57	Removed
Transitional – managing effective performance	58	Removed
Transitional – Prime Minister’s Public Service Amendment Directions 2005 (No.1)	60	Removed
Things done under the old directions	New	71
Conduct, event or circumstance occurring before commencement time	New	72
Integrity of the APS	New	73
Recruitment and selection	New	74
Delegations	59	75

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