Public Service Act 2020

Public service agencies and joint operational agreements - Joint operational agreements

40: Implementation and limit on enforceability

You could also call this:

"Making joint agreements work and being responsible for your actions"

When you are part of a joint operational agreement, the people in charge must help make it work. They must take reasonable steps to provide enough resources to achieve the goals of the agreement. You can think of resources like money, people, or equipment that are needed to get things done.

The agreement is not like a normal contract that can be taken to court if someone does not do what they said they would do. Instead, the people in charge are accountable to the Commissioner or the Minister for their actions. This means they have to explain what they have done to the Commissioner or the Minister if something goes wrong.

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Part 2Public service agencies and joint operational agreements
Joint operational agreements

40Implementation and limit on enforceability

  1. The chief executives or boards who are parties to a joint operational agreement must take reasonable steps to provide sufficient resources to achieve the stated goals of the agreement.

  2. The agreement is enforceable only as a matter for which a chief executive or board is accountable for their actions to the Commissioner or the appropriate Minister.