New Zealand Legislation: Acts

107 Whole of government directions

• (1) The Minister of State Services and the Minister of Finance may jointly direct Crown entities to comply with specified requirements for the purpose of both—

  • (a) supporting a whole of government approach; and

  • (b) either directly or indirectly, improving public services.

  Example:

  A direction may be given requiring that all Crown entities comply with e-government requirements to improve public services.

  (2) The direction may be given only—

  • (a) to 1 or more categories of Crown entities (for example, to all statutory entities, all Crown entity companies, or all school boards of trustees); or

  • (b) to 1 or more types of statutory entity (for example, to all Crown agents).

  (3) No direction may be given under this section to Crown entity subsidiaries.