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 was substituted, as from 21 December 1992, by section 25 Public Finance Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 142).

  Parts 4 to 6 (comprising sections 33 to 65A) were substituted by new Parts 4 to 6 (comprising sections 33 to 65ZG), as from 25 January 2005, by section 16 Public Finance Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 113). See sections 32 to 36 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.