Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting of Proceedings) Act, pursuant to section 8-Authority to broadcast proceedings concerning the debate on the Appropriation Bill 2000-2001 for Thursday 29 June 2000, dated 29 June 2000.

Public Sector Management Amendment Bill 2000-Exposure draft-Public Sector Management Amendment Bill 2000 and explanatory notes to the Bill.

That the Assembly takes note of the paper.

Mister Speaker, I am pleased to table an exposure draft of the Public Sector Management Amendment Bill 2000, which proposes a new legislative framework for discipline, inefficiency and review arrangements in the A.C.T. Public Service.

Mr Speaker, since the creation of the separate A.C.T. Public Service, the Public Sector Management Act 1994 has tied the A.C.T. Public Service to a system of review of employment related decisions under the Commonwealth Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984. Similar links existed for staff employed under the Fire Brigade (Administration) Act 1974. Last year the Commonwealth repealed the Merit Protection Act and introduced a new system of review as part of the introduction of its new Public Service Legislation.

Last year, I introduced amendments to the Public Sector Management Act and the Fire Brigade (Administration) Act to preserve the existing review systems notwithstanding the repeal of the Merit Protection Act. However, as