Public Service Act 2020

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15 Who responsibilities are owed to, how these apply, and reporting to Commissioner

(1)

A person or board is responsible under section 14,—

(a)

in the case of the Commissioner, only to the Minister:

(b)

in the case of a chief executive who leads a department or departmental agency or a functional chief executive, only to the appropriate Minister for the agency or functional chief executive:

(c)

in the case of an interdepartmental executive board or a board of an interdepartmental venture, only to the appropriate Minister for the board or venture.

(2)

A person or board has the responsibilities in section 14,—

(a)

in the case of the Commissioner, in relation to the Commissioner’s functions and responsibilities:

(b)

in the case of a chief executive who leads a department or departmental agency, in relation to the operation of that agency:

(c)

in the case of a functional chief executive, in relation to their particular functions:

(d)

in the case of an interdepartmental executive board or a board of an interdepartmental venture, in relation to the operation of that board or venture.

(3)

Chief executives, interdepartmental executive boards, and boards of interdepartmental ventures must report to the Commissioner on progress made towards achieving the responsibilities listed in section 14(2) at intervals required by the Commissioner.