Public Servants
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.
www.comlaw.gov.au
Agreements - Workplace Authority
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.
www.workplaceauthority.gov.au
APS Code of Conduct
This page provides information about APS Code of Conduct.
www.apsc.gov.au
APS Values
This page provides information about APS values.
www.apsc.gov.au
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.
www.apsjobs.gov.au
Australian Human Rights Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission, previously known as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), 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.
www.humanrights.gov.au
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.
www.comcare.gov.au
Comcover
Comcover is the Australian Government's general insurance fund. Comcover provides insurance and risk management services to Australian Government Departments and agencies.
www.comcover.gov.au
Committees
Links to current Senate, House and Joint Parliamentary Committees as well as providing a brief description of the work of the Parliamentary Committees.
www.aph.gov.au
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.
/Directories
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.
www.apsjobs.gov.au
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.
www.eowa.gov.au
Ethics Advisory Service
The Ethics Advisory Service is available to all Australian Public Service (APS) employees who want advice on ethical issues in the workplace and on how to make sound decisions around these issues.
www.apsc.gov.au
Interim protocols for online media participation
The purpose of this circular 2008/8 is to provide a set of interim protocols to agencies that are using or planning to use online media, including blogs, as a means of communication with clients and stakeholders. These protocols focus on the application of the APS Values and the APS Code of Conduct in online communication.
www.apsc.gov.au
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.
/Media_Releases_By_Portfolio
National Standards Codes of Practice and related Guidance Notes
National Standards Codes of Practice and related Guidance NotesThis page provides links to an Index of National Standards, Codes of Practice and related Guidance Notes.
www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC)
The Australian Privacy Commissioner is the national privacy regulator. The Commissioner performs key functions under the Privacy Act 1988, such as providing information and advice about privacy and the law, handling complaints, conducting audits, and undertaking promotional and educational activities.
www.privacy.gov.au
Officewise - A Guide to Health and Safety in the Office
The Officewise guide is designed as a resource for managers, supervisors and anyone involved in office work. Officewise is based on a risk management approach to office health and safety - a consultative process to identify hazards, assess their risks and control them as far as possible.
www.comcare.gov.au
Protective Security Manual
The Australian Government Protective Security Manual (PSM) is government policy issued to all Australian Government agencies. This page provides links to the manual and key legislation.
www.ag.gov.au
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.
www.publications.gov.au
Safe Work Australia
Safe Work Australia is an independent statutory agency with primary responsibility to improve occupational health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements across Australia. Safe Work Australia operates under the Commonwealth Government's accountability and governance frameworks.
www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
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.
www.workplace.gov.au
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.
www.workplace.gov.au
