Table 1 – Advertising, assessment and maximum engagement periods for temporary employment Initial vacancy Type of engagement Advertising Assessment Maximum period Maximum period If advertised in If not advertised the Gazette and in the Gazette there is a and there is no competitive competitive selection selection process* process.* More than 18 Specified Public Service Competitive selection Up to a total N/A months Gazette (APSJobs) process* maximum period of three years Specified Public Service Competitive selection N/A N/A Gazette (APSJobs) process* Specified Public Service Competitive selection Up to a total N/A Gazette (APSJobs) process* maximum period of five years 18 months or Specified Bring vacancy to the Satisfied that Up to a total Up to a total less** attention of the person meets the maximum period maximum period of community job requirements of three years three years Specified Bring vacancy to the Satisfied that To allow Up to a total attention of the person meets the completion of the maximum period community job requirements task of three years Specified Bring vacancy to the Satisfied that Up to a total Up to a total attention of the person meets the maximum period maximum period community job requirements of five years of three years Casual Irregular or Bring vacancy to the Satisfied that N/A N/A intermittent attention of the person meets the community job requirements * A competitive selection process must meet the requirements of merit, see **Where there is a possibility that an engagement may be extended beyond 18 months, it should be advertised in the Gazette and follow a competitive selection process.
Table 1 – Advertising, assessment and maximum engagement periods for temporary employment Initial vacancy Type of engagement Advertising Assessment Maximum period If advertised in the Gazette and there is a competitive selection process* Maximum period If not advertised in the Gazette and there is no competitive selection process.* More than 18 months Specified Public Service Gazette (APSJobs) Competitive selection process* Up to a total maximum period of three years N/A Specified Public Service Gazette (APSJobs) Competitive selection process* N/A N/A Specified Public Service Gazette (APSJobs) Competitive selection process* Up to a total maximum period of five years N/A 18 months or less** Specified Bring vacancy to the attention of the community Satisfied that person meets the job requirements Up to a total maximum period of three years Up to a total maximum period of three years Specified Bring vacancy to the attention of the community Satisfied that person meets the job requirements To allow completion of the task Up to a total maximum period of three years Specified Bring vacancy to the attention of the community Satisfied that person meets the job requirements Up to a total maximum period of five years Up to a total maximum period of three years Casual Irregular or intermittent Bring vacancy to the attention of the community Satisfied that person meets the job requirements N/A N/A * A competitive selection process must meet the requirements of merit, see **Where there is a possibility that an engagement may be extended beyond 18 months, it should be advertised in the Gazette and follow a competitive selection process.