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Legislation Act 2019

Disclosure requirements for Government-initiated legislation

106: Chief executives must act independently and include statement of responsibility

You could also call this:

"Chief executives must work on their own and take responsibility for their actions"

When you are the chief executive of a policy agency, you must act independently. This means you do not have to answer to a Minister when you are doing certain jobs, like those under section 103 and section 105(2)(c) and (3). You must also make sure the disclosure statement includes a statement of responsibility, which must be in the form required by the notice under section 107.

This rule applies even if other laws, like section 52 of the Public Service Act 2020, say something different. You have to follow this rule when you are doing your job as chief executive.

You are responsible for making sure the statement of responsibility is included in the disclosure statement.

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Part 4Disclosure requirements for Government-initiated legislation

106Chief executives must act independently and include statement of responsibility

  1. The chief executive of the relevant policy agency is responsible for acting independently (and is not responsible to a Minister) when performing the duties under section 103 and when acting under section 105(2)(c) and (3).

  2. Subsection (1) applies despite section 52 of the Public Service Act 2020 or any other legislation to the contrary.

  3. The chief executive must ensure that the disclosure statement includes a statement of responsibility in the form required by the notice under section 107.

Notes
  • Section 106(2): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).