Environment Act 1986

Ministry for the Environment

29: Secretary for the Environment

You could also call this:

"The Person in Charge of the Environment Ministry"

You have a Secretary for the Environment who is in charge of the Ministry for the Environment. They are appointed under the Public Service Act 2020. The Secretary helps the Minister do their job by giving them advice and assistance.

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Government and voting > Government departmentsEnvironment and resources > Conservation

28: Ministry for the Environment, or

"The Ministry for the Environment: A government group that helps protect our environment"

30: Other officers and employees of Ministry, or

"People who work at the Ministry for the Environment"

Part 2Ministry for the Environment

29Secretary for the Environment

There shall from time to time be appointed, under the Public Service Act 2020, a Secretary for the Environment who shall be the administrative head of the Ministry and who shall advise and assist the Minister in the performance of the Minister's functions.

Notes

Section 29: amended, on 7 August 2020, by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).