Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE ACT 1999 - SECT 35

  (1)   The Senior Executive Service consists of the SES employees.

  (2)   The function of the SES is to provide strategic leadership of the highest quality that contributes to an effective and cohesive Parliamentary Service.

  (3)   For the purpose of carrying out the function of the SES, each SES employee:

  (a)   provides one or more of the following at a high level:

  (i)   professional or specialist expertise;

  (ii)   policy advice;

  (iii)   program or service delivery;

  (iv)   regulatory administration; and

  (b)   promotes cooperation within and between Departments, including to deliver outcomes across Department boundaries; and

  (c)   by personal example and other appropriate means, promotes the Parliamentary Service Values, the Parliamentary Service Employment Principles and compliance with the Code of Conduct.