Public Servants
Australian Law Online
Australian Law Online provides access to law and justice related information and services from all levels of government. It provides Australians with ready access to clear, understandable, user-friendly information about the Australian legal system and the government organisations that are part of the Australian legal system.
www.australianlawonline.gov.au
Acts and Legislation (ComLaw)
The ComLaw site provides a search facility for legal information. ComLaw contains Commonwealth Acts, as well as other documents such as Bills and Legislative Instruments (Regulations), in electronic form. ComLaw does not provide access to State Legislation or Commonwealth and State Case Law Databases. A Quick Reference Guide is available to guide you through the form and functions of the site.
APS Code of Conduct
This page provides information about APS Code of Conduct.
APS Values
This page provides information about APS values.
APSjobs
The APSjobs website incorporates the electronic APS Employment Gazette. It includes APS employment opportunities as well as employment opportunities within the Parliamentary Service. APSjobs is for people already working in the APS, wanting to join the APS, returning to the workforce, looking for a career change, graduating from university or TAFE, still studying and school leavers.
Australian JobSearch Government
Australian JobSearch section for government recruitment.
Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC)
Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) provides leadership and coordination for national efforts to prevent workplace death, injury and disease. The ASCC succeeds the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC).
Australian Workplace Agreements
The Workplace Authority site provides information about different types of workplace agreements and your rights and obligations. It describes the process of agreement making and contains Information Statement for Employees.
Comcare
Comcare is the workers' compensation insurer for the Australian Government, providing safety, rehabilitation and compensation services to Australian Government employees (and employees of the ACT Government) under the auspices of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission.
Comcover
Comcover is the Australian Government's self-managed insurance fund. Comcover provides insurance and risk management services to 180 Australian Government departments and agencies.
Committees
Links to current Senate, House and Joint Parliamentary Committees as well as providing a brief description of the work of the Parliamentary Committees.
Connected Government
Connected Government includes practical tips and examples to assist public service employees to work across multiple agencies and provides users with links to guides, tools, directories and training information.
Directories
Australia.gov.au provides comprehensive listings of government department and agency websites as well as links to the contact directories for the Australian Government and state and territory governments.
Electronic APS Employment Gazette
The electronic APS Employment Gazette (Gazette) is published each Thursday by the Australian Public Service Commission. It includes APS employment opportunities, APS staff movements, promotions and terminations of employment, as well as employment opportunities and staff movements in the Parliamentary Service.
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA)
The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) provides advice and information to employers on implementing equal opportunity programs for women in the workplace.
Federal Government Agency Agreements
This page provides information about current agreements that have been certified by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on the dates shown.
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
The Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission website provides information on a wide variety of Human Rights issues; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice; Disability Rights; Human Rights; Racial Discrimination and Sex Discrimination. You can also get information about making a complaint; the United Nations; Information for Employers and Information for Students.
Media Releases By Portfolio
This page provides links to the media release sections of Department and Agency web sites. The listing is organised by portfolio, with the Ministerial media release web sites first, followed by the Department and the agencies within the portfolio.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC)
The Privacy Commissioner has responsibilities under the federal Privacy Act 1988 and is able to assist consumers who have complaints regarding the privacy of personal information held by government and business; credit worthiness information held by credit reporting agencies and credit providers; and personal tax file numbers used by individuals and organisations.
Officewise - A Guide to Health and Safety in the Office (PDF, 2KB)
This guide promotes health and safety in the office and is designed as a resource for managers, supervisors and anyone involved in office work. It brings together a range of information and provides references where more information is necessary.
OHS Standards and Codes of Practice
The National OHS standards and codes of practice are not legally enforceable unless State and Territory governments adopt them as regulation or codes of practice under their principal OHS Acts. The Australian Safety and Compensation Council provides a forum for the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments employer organisations and trade unions to develop national standards and codes of practice.
Protective Security Coordination Centre
The Protective Security Coordination Centre (PSCC) is a division of the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department. It supports the Attorney-General by providing policy advice on protective security and delivering the various programs for which it is responsible.
Publications.gov.au - access to Australian Government publications
Publications.gov.au provides a search for Australian Government publications and access to a range of resources on them.
Work Level Standards
Work Level Standards (WLS) describe the work requirements for each classification and the duties to be performed in an Australian Public Service (APS) agency. They provide the criteria which distinguish between different work levels in an employment group. WLS is the terminology specifically used in the APS and the information is directed to APS agencies. Commonwealth authorities and private sector firms may use different terms to describe similar methods of documenting work value levels.
Workplace Relations Advices
These advices are issued by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations on various workplace relations issues of relevance to Australian Government employment. Please note that advices from 1997 to 2000 are provided for historical purposes and some links to other documents may no longer be available.
