APS Circulars, Delegations of Authority, APS Decision-Making Authority, Acting Appointments Guidance

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This FOI release from the Australian Public Service Commission comprises a schedule of 15 documents, all of which were released in full because they are already publicly available on the APSC website. No underlying briefs, correspondence or internal data were included. The items are APS Circulars 2025/01 to 2025/08 covering topics such as leave arrangements during natural disasters, merit list sharing, the Commissioner's role in SES recruitment, the Annual Wage Review, caretaker-period bargaining, perimenopause support in the workplace, and APS Values for staff on leave without pay working under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984. The release also includes five chapters of the Handling Misconduct human resource manager's guide (chapters 6 to 10), the Australian Government Appointments Framework, and Section 2 of the APS Values and Code of Conduct in Practice guide. No figures, inquiry findings or advice-versus-outcome comparisons are disclosed.