Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In this section, probationer means a person who had been appointed to the Australian Public Service on probation and whose appointment has not been confirmed before the commencing day.
(2) Where a person who is deemed to have been appointed to the Service of a Commission under this Part is a probationer:
(a) he or she shall be deemed to have been so appointed upon probation and, for the purpose of the application of the relevant section to him or her , his or her service in the Australia Public Service counts as if it were service in the Service of that Commission; and
(b) if a direction had been given in relation to the person that he or she continue on probation for a period in excess of 6 months, that direction has effect, for the purposes of the relevant section, as if it were a direction given by that Commission.
(3) For the purposes of subsection ( 2), the relevant section is:
(a) in the case of a person who is deemed to have been appointed to the Australian Postal Commission Service under this Part--section 43 of the Postal Services Act 1975 ; and
(b) in the case of a person who is deemed to have been appointed to the Australian Telecommunications Commission Service under this Part--section 40 of the Telecommunications Act 1975 .
(4) Subject to subsection ( 2), a person who is deemed to have been appointed to the Service of a Commission under this Part shall be deemed to have been so appointed without probation.