Jobs advertised externally in the first instance: If only one person applies for a role through the Jobs and Skills Exchange and they could meet 70% of the job requirements, do I have to interview them before assessing any external candidates?

Yes. You must progress anyone who may meet 70% of the job requirements through the recruitment process in accordance with the Robust Assessment Guidelines (v3.0).

If they don’t meet 70% of the job requirements at any stage of the assessment process you can then consider external applicants.

See the Robust Assessment Guidelines for more information.