New employee acceptance pack

All new ACTPS employees accepting a position must complete and submit this pack prior to starting employment. Offers of employment and start dates are conditional on all pre-employment checks relevant to the ACTPS and any other identified position specific requirements being met.

The purpose of this pack is to:

• facilitate mandatory ACTPS pre-employment checks as required by legislation
• collect personal details necessary for commencing pay (including superannuation)
• optional collection of personal details about your equity and diversity details and
• provide new staff with important information about their obligations as a public employee.

Documents to complete

Please complete the following documents and return as instructed on your letter of offer as soon as possible:

1. New Employee Personal Information PackPrintable PDF (363 KB), Fillable DOC (68 KB)
2. Certified copies of the following documents:
   1. Proof of Date of Birth - Birth certificate or current passport
   2. Proof of Change of Name (if applicable) – Marriage certificate, change of name, deed poll or decree nisi
   3. Proof of Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency - Citizenship certificate, current passport etc
   4. Proof of qualifications or registrations (if applicable)
   5. Identity as required by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, please go to Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check for further information.

   To find out more about the salary packaging benefits offered to ACT Government employees please read the following:

   • Salary packaging - All ACT Government employees can maximise their money by accessing salary packaging benefits in pre-tax dollars from their salary. More information about the available benefits can be found in the Salary Packaging Policy, Salary Packaging Manual and the Salary Packaging Video. The ACT Government Salary Packaging Team can be contacted by email (salarypackaging@act.gov.au) or on 02 62079000 for further information. (Available to all ACT Government employees)

   To find out more about prior service please read the following:

   • Prior Service - The ACT Government recognises prior service of employees moving into the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) from previous eligible employment. More information can be found on the ACTPS Employment Portal under Prior Service.

   Important information to know

   All new staff must be provided with the following information – please take the time to read these documents and understand your rights and obligations. Your offer of employment is conditional on reading and understanding the following statements which are you required to acknowledge in the new employee personal information pack.

   Acknowledgement of Country

   We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.