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Part 1Purposes, principles, and duties
General duties

7GImmunity for delegations outside public service

  1. Section 104 of the Public Service Act 2020 applies to a person outside the public service acting under a delegation referred to in section 7B or 7C as if the person were a public service employee.

Notes
  • Section 7G: replaced, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).