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Gazette notifications
About Gazette notifications:
A range of employment opportunities and certain employment decisions must be notified in the electronic APS Employment Gazette. Further, the dates of effect of some employment decisions are dependent upon the date the matter is notified in the Gazette.
Current directive publications, circulars & advices:
- Ongoing Employment - Recruitment and related issues (as amended by 2006/4)
- Circular No 2006/1: Use of identified criteria and special measures to fill employment opportunities (as amended by 2006/6)
- Advice No. 7: Staffing actions: Non-ongoing employees (non-SES) (as amended by 2000/6, 2003/5, 2004/3, Conditions of Engagement, 2006/4)
- Advice No 31: Gazette notifications (as amended by 2000/6, 2000/7, 2004/3, 2007/4, 2008/2)
Current good practice advice
Reference archive
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Gazette?
- Where can I access previous Gazettes?
- What are the rules about advertising to supplement a Gazette notification?
- Can private companies and government agencies advertise their products and services on the Gazette?
- Are there other Gazettes published by the Commonwealth Government?
- Who can I contact if I have further queries about Gazette lodgements and searches?
- How do I find out what employment opportunities are available in the Australian Public Service?
- What is a promotion?
- Do opportunities to perform duties temporarily at a higher classification level (higher duties) need to be advertised?
- Must a selection decision be based on advertising and competitive processes?
- Can an employment decision be cancelled?
