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Public Service Act 2020

Consequential amendments

Schedule 2: Public service agencies

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"Government Teams and Agencies: A List of Who's Who in the Public Service"

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The Public Service Act 2020 has a list of public service agencies. You can find these agencies in different parts. Part 1 is about departments, which are like big government teams. Some examples are the Department of Conservation and the Ministry of Health.

Part 2 is about departmental agencies and their host departments. A departmental agency is a smaller team that works with a bigger team, called the host department. For example, the Cancer Control Agency works with the Ministry of Health. Part 3 is about interdepartmental executive boards and their servicing departments. An interdepartmental executive board is a group of leaders from different departments who work together on a project. The servicing department helps the board with its work. Part 4 is about interdepartmental ventures, which are projects that different departments work on together. As of now, there are no interdepartmental ventures established.

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2Public service agencies Empowered by ss 23, 26, 33

Part 1Departments

Crown Law Office

Department of Conservation

Department of Corrections

Department of Internal Affairs

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Education Review Office

Government Communications Security Bureau

Inland Revenue Department

Land Information New Zealand

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Ministry for Pacific Peoples

Ministry for Primary Industries

Ministry for Regulation

Ministry for the Environment

Ministry for Women

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Disabled People

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Māori Development—Te Puni Kōkiri

Ministry of Social Development

Ministry of Transport

New Zealand Customs Service

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children

Public Service Commission

Serious Fraud Office

Social Investment Agency

Statistics New Zealand

The Treasury

Notes
  • Schedule 2 Part 1 Ministry for Regulation: inserted, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Ministry for Regulation) Order 2024 (SL 2024/5).
  • Schedule 2 Part 1 Ministry of Disabled People: inserted, on , by clause 4(1) of the Public Service (Ministry of Disabled People) Order 2024 (SL 2024/209).
  • Schedule 2 Part 1 Social Investment Agency: inserted, on , by clause 4(1) of the Public Service (Social Investment Agency) Order 2024 (SL 2024/73).
  • Schedule 2 Part 1 Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa—Pike River Recovery Agency: repealed, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa—Pike River Recovery Agency Disestablishment) Order 2022 (SL 2022/147).

Part 2Departmental agencies and host departments

Note: A tick in the third or fourth column alongside the name of a departmental agency means that the working arrangement referred to above the tick applies to the departmental agency.

The following table is small in size and has 4 columns. Column 1 is headed Departmental agency. Column 2 is headed Host department. Column 3 is headed Chief executive may operate outside strategic and policy framework of host department (see section 24(2)(a)). Column 4 is headed Chief executive may manage assets and liabilities (see section 24(2)(b)).
Departmental agency Host department Chief executive may operate outside strategic and policy framework of host department
(see section 24(2)(a)) 		Chief executive may manage assets and liabilities
(see section 24(2)(b))
Cancer Control Agency Ministry of Health
Charter School Agency Ministry of Education ✓
Ministry for Ethnic Communities Department of Internal Affairs
National Emergency Management Agency Department of Internal Affairs
Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana—Te Tari Whakatau Ministry of Justice
Notes
  • Schedule 2 Part 2 Aroturuki Tamariki—Independent Children’s Monitor: repealed, on , by section 14 of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).
  • Schedule 2 Part 2 Charter School Agency: inserted, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Charter School Agency) Order 2024 (SL 2024/71).
  • Schedule 2 Part 2 Health New Zealand: repealed, on , by section 104 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 (2022 No 30).
  • Schedule 2 Part 2 Māori Health Authority: repealed, on , by section 104 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 (2022 No 30).
  • Schedule 2 Part 2 Ministry for Disabled People: repealed, on , by clause 4(2) of the Public Service (Ministry of Disabled People) Order 2024 (SL 2024/209).
  • Schedule 2 Part 2 Ministry for Ethnic Communities: inserted, on , by clause 3 of the Public Service (Ministry for Ethnic Communities) Order 2021 (LI 2021/75).
  • Schedule 2 Part 2 National Emergency Management Agency: amended, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (National Emergency Management Agency) Order 2025 (SL 2025/159).
  • Schedule 2 Part 2 Office for Māori Crown Relations—Te Arawhiti: repealed, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana—Te Tari Whakatau) Order 2025 (SL 2025/81).
  • Schedule 2 Part 2 Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana—Te Tari Whakatau: inserted, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana—Te Tari Whakatau) Order 2025 (SL 2025/81).
  • Schedule 2 Part 2 Social Wellbeing Agency: repealed, on , by clause 4(2) of the Public Service (Social Investment Agency) Order 2024 (SL 2024/73).

Part 3Interdepartmental executive boards and servicing departments

The following table is small in size and has 3 columns. Column 1 is headed Interdepartmental executive board. Column 2 is headed Departments in board’s remit (see section 26(2)(b)). Column 3 is headed Servicing department.
Interdepartmental executive board Departments in board’s remit (see section 26(2)(b)) Servicing department
Border Executive Board Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment New Zealand Customs Service
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministry of Health
Ministry for Primary Industries
Ministry of Transport
New Zealand Customs Service
Climate Change Chief Executives Board Department of Conservation Ministry for the Environment
Department of Internal Affairs
Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment
Ministry for the Environment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Ministry for Primary Industries
Ministry of Social Development
Ministry of Transport
National Emergency Management Agency
The Treasury
Digital Executive Board Department of Internal Affairs Department of Internal Affairs
Government Communications Security Bureau
Inland Revenue Department
Public Service Commission
Statistics New Zealand
Executive Board for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence Department of Corrections Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Māori Development—Te Puni Kōkiri
Ministry of Social Development
New Zealand Police
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children
Public Service Commission
Notes
  • Schedule 2 Part 3 Border Executive Board: inserted, on , by clause 3 of the Public Service (Border Executive Board) Order 2020 (LI 2020/307).
  • Schedule 2 Part 3 Climate Change Chief Executives Board: inserted, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Climate Change Chief Executives Board) Order 2022 (SL 2022/197).
  • Schedule 2 Part 3 Climate Change Chief Executives Board: amended, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Climate Change Chief Executives Board) Order 2023 (SL 2023/51).
  • Schedule 2 Part 3 Digital Executive Board: inserted, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Digital Executive Board) Order 2022 (SL 2022/227).
  • Schedule 2 Part 3 Digital Executive Board: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(a) of the Public Service (Digital Executive Board) Order 2023 (SL 2023/211).
  • Schedule 2 Part 3 Digital Executive Board: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(b) of the Public Service (Digital Executive Board) Order 2023 (SL 2023/211).
  • Schedule 2 Part 3 Digital Executive Board: amended, on , by clause 4(2) of the Public Service (Digital Executive Board) Order 2023 (SL 2023/211).
  • Schedule 2 Part 3 Executive Board for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence: inserted, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Executive Board for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence) Order 2022 (SL 2022/25).
  • Schedule 2 Part 3 Spatial Planning Board: repealed, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Spatial Planning Board Disestablishment) Order 2024 (SL 2024/62).
  • Schedule 2 Part 3 Strategic Planning Reform Board: repealed, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Spatial Planning Board) Order 2023 (SL 2023/72).

Part 4Interdepartmental ventures

The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Interdepartmental venture. Column 2 is headed Relevant departments (see section 33(2)(b)).
Interdepartmental venture Relevant departments (see section 33(2)(b))

No interdepartmental ventures have been established as at the date of enactment.