New Zealand Legislation: Acts

6 Functions of Commissioner

• The principal functions of the Commissioner are—

  • (a) to review the machinery of government across all areas of government, including—

    • (i) the allocation of functions to and between departments and other agencies; and

    • (ii) the desirability of, or need for, the creation of new departments and other agencies and the amalgamation or abolition of existing departments and other agencies; and

    • (iii) the co-ordination of the activities of departments and other agencies:

  • (b) To review the performance of each Department, including the discharge by the chief executive of his or her functions:

  • (c) To appoint chief executives of departments and to negotiate their conditions of employment:

  • (d) to promote and develop senior leadership and management capability for the Public Service:

  • (e) To negotiate conditions of employment of employees in the Public Service:

  • (f) To promote and develop personnel policies and standards of personnel administration for the Public Service:

  • (g) To promote, develop, and monitor equal employment opportunities policies and programmes for the Public Service:

  • (h) to provide advice on the training and career development of staff in the Public Service:

  • (ha) to provide advice and guidance to employees within the State services (except Crown Research Institutes) on matters, or at times, that affect the integrity and conduct of employees within the State services:

  • (i) to provide advice on management systems, structures, and organisations in the Public Service and Crown entities:

  • (j) To exercise such other functions with respect to the administration and management of the Public Service as the Prime Minister from time to time directs (not being functions conferred by this Act or any other Act on a chief executive other than the Commissioner).

  Part 1, comprising sections 3 to 26, was substituted, as from 19 December 1989, by section 3 State Sector Amendment Act (No 2) 1989 (1989 No 136).

  The heading to section 6 was amended, as from 25 January 2005, by section 5(1) State Sector Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 114) by omitting the words “in relation to Public Service”.

  Paragraph (a) was substituted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 5(2) State Sector Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 114).

  Paragraph (d) was substituted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 5(3) State Sector Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 114).

  Paragraphs (h) was substituted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 5(4) State Sector Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 114).

  Paragraphs (ha) was inserted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 5(4) State Sector Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 114).

  Paragraphs (i) was substituted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 5(4) State Sector Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 114).