Public Sector Management (General) Order 1999
Gazette No 42 of 8.4.1999, p 2685 (as amended in Gazettes No 50 of 21.4.1999, p 2797 and No 88 of 14.7.2000, p 6261)
This Order is the Public Sector Management (General) Order 1999.
This Order commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 8 April 1999.
In this Order:document means any Act or statutory instrument, or any other instrument, or any contract or agreement.
4 Construction of references to Minister for Ethnic Affairs
In any document, a reference to the Minister for Ethnic Affairs is to be construed as a reference to the Minister for Citizenship.
5 Construction of certain references to Minister for State Development
In any document, a reference to the Minister for State Development is to be construed as a reference to the Minister for Small Business if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Small Business.
6 Construction of certain references to Minister for Community Services
In any document, a reference to the Minister for Community Services is to be construed as a reference to the Minister for Juvenile Justice if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Juvenile Justice.
7 Construction of references to Minister for Ports
In any document, a reference to the Minister for Ports is to be construed as a reference to the Minister for Transport.
8 Construction of certain references to Minister for Land and Water Conservation
In any document, a reference to the Minister for Land and Water Conservation is to be construed as a reference to the Minister for Information Technology if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Information Technology.
9 Establishment of Ministry of Energy and Utilities
The Ministry of Energy and Utilities is established as a department of the Public Service responsible to the Minister for Energy.
10 Establishment of Department of Information Technology and Management
The Department of Information Technology and Management is established as a department of the Public Service responsible to the Minister for Information Technology.
11 Abolition of Ministry for Forests and Marine Administration and transfer of branches
(1) The Forestry Structural Adjustment Unit and the Office of Western Sydney are removed from the Ministry for Forests and Marine Administration and added to the Department of Information Technology and Management.(2) All other branches of the Ministry for Forests and Marine Administration are removed from that department and added to the Department of Transport.(3) The Ministry for Forests and Marine Administration is abolished as a department of the Public Service.(4) In any document, a reference to the Ministry for Forests and Marine Administration is to be construed as a reference to the Ministry of Energy and Utilities if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Energy.(5) In any document, a reference to the Ministry for Forests and Marine Administration is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Transport if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Transport.
12 Abolition of Department of Energy and transfer of branches
(1) (Repealed)(2) All branches of the Department of Energy are removed from that department and added to the Ministry of Energy and Utilities.(3) The Department of Energy is abolished as a department of the Public Service.(4) In any document, a reference to the Department of Energy is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Fair Trading if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Fair Trading.(5) In any document, a reference to the Department of Energy is to be construed as a reference to the Ministry of Energy and Utilities if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Energy.
13 Abolition of Ministry of Urban Infrastructure Management and transfer of branches
(1) All branches are removed from the Ministry of Urban Infrastructure Management and added to the Premier’s Department.(2) The Ministry of Urban Infrastructure Management is abolished as a department of the Public Service.(3) In any document, a reference to the Ministry of Urban Infrastructure Management is to be construed as a reference to the Premier’s Department.
14 Abolition of Home Purchase Assistance Authority (as a department) and transfer of branches
(1) All branches are removed from the Home Purchase Assistance Authority and added to the Department of Housing.(2) The Home Purchase Assistance Authority is abolished as a department of the Public Service.
15 Abolition of Surveyor-General’s Department and transfer of branches
(1) All branches are removed from the Surveyor-General’s Department and added to the Department of Information Technology and Management.(2) The Surveyor-General’s Department is abolished as a department of the Public Service.(3) In any document, a reference to the Surveyor-General’s Department is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Information Technology and Management.
16 Abolition of Valuer-General’s Department and transfer of branches
(1) (Repealed)(2) All branches are removed from the Valuer-General’s Department and added to the Department of Information Technology and Management.(3) The Valuer-General’s Department is abolished as a department of the Public Service.(4) In any document, a reference to the Valuer-General’s Department is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Information Technology and Management.(5) The reference in the definition of Department in section 4 of the Valuation of Land Act 1916 to the Department of Land and Water Conservation is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Public Works and Services.
17 Transfer of certain branches
(1) The following branches are removed from the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning and added to the Department of Housing:• Housing Assistance Branch• Housing Data and Analysis Service• Office of Community Housing(2) The Land Titles Office is removed from the Department of Land and Water Conservation and added to the Department of Information Technology and Management.(3) The Office of Information Technology is removed from the Premier’s Department and added to the Department of Information Technology and Management.(4) The group of staff attached to the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust are removed from the National Parks and Wildlife Service and added to the Premier’s Department.(5) The State Valuation Office is removed from the Department of Land and Water Conservation and added to the Department of Public Works and Services.
17A Construction of certain references relating to the Office of Community Housing
(1) The reference to the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning in paragraph (c) of the definition of “social housing provider” in section 3 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Housing.(2) A reference in any other document to the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning is, if the reference is used in relation to the Office of Community Housing, to be construed as a reference to the Department of Housing.
18 Amendment of Schedule 1 to Public Sector Management Act 1988
Schedule 1 to the Public Sector Management Act 1988 is amended as set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.
(Clause 18)
Omit the matter relating to the following:Department of Energy
Ministry for Forests and Marine Administration
Home Purchase Assistance Authority
Surveyor-General’s Department
Valuer-General’s Department
Ministry of Urban Infrastructure Management
Insert in alphabetical order of departments:
Ministry of Energy and Utilities
Director of the Ministry
Department of Information Technology and Management
Director-General of the Department