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Public Service Act 2020

Preliminary provisions - Public service defined, purpose, public service principles, and spirit of service to community - Public service defined

10: Public service defined

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"What is the public service in New Zealand?"

In the Public Service Act 2020, the public service refers to certain groups. You can think of the public service as including public service agencies. These agencies are things like departments and departmental agencies.

The public service also includes other groups like interdepartmental executive boards and interdepartmental ventures. When it comes to certain parts of the Act, like subpart 4 of this Part, the public service includes Crown agents. This means Crown agents are part of the public service for those specific parts of the Act.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Public service defined, purpose, public service principles, and spirit of service to community: Public service defined

10Public service defined

  1. In this Act, the public service—

  2. means public service agencies, which are—
    1. departments:
      1. departmental agencies:
        1. interdepartmental executive boards:
          1. interdepartmental ventures; and
          2. includes Crown agents for the purposes of this subpart and subpart 4 of this Part.

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