Criteria for term appointment. (a) The parties agree that CSIRO will benefit from the stability afforded by effective and long term planning of skill needs. To this end, the parties accept that indefinite appointment is the standard form of employment for CSIRO officers, whilst it is acknowledged that specified term employment may be used in appropriate circumstances. Specified term employment means employment for a specified period of time and includes an appointment covering work that is clearly of a limited term nature.
