New Zealand Legislation: Acts

34 Responsibilities of departmental chief executives: financial management

• The chief executive of a department—

  • (a) is responsible to the responsible Minister for the financial management and financial performance of the department; and

  • (b) must comply with any lawful financial actions required by the Minister or the responsible Minister.

  Section 34: substituted, on 25 January 2005, by section 16 of the Public Finance Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 113).