27Responsibilities, powers, and working arrangements of interdepartmental executive boards

1. The following sections apply to an interdepartmental executive board as if it were a chief executive (with any necessary modifications, for example, any reference to a host department must be read as a reference to a servicing department):

2. section 52(1) (relating to general responsibilities of chief executives):
3. section 54(1)(b) and (2) (relating to the duty to act independently in employment matters):
4. clause 1 of Schedule 6 (relating to general powers of chief executives):
5. clauses 2 to 4 of Schedule 6 (relating to delegation of functions and powers):
6. clauses 5 and 6 of Schedule 6 (relating to delegation of functions and powers of appropriate Minister):
7. clause 7 of Schedule 6 (relating to functions, responsibilities, duties, and powers under other Acts):
8. other provisions in this Act that expressly apply.

9. A board may delegate administrative tasks to its servicing department.

10. See section 52(4) and (5), which relates to the responsibilities of the chief executive of the servicing department of an interdepartmental executive board for the performance of functions and duties, and the exercise of powers, of the board.