Public Service Act 2020

People working in public service - Public service chief executives, system leaders, and public service leadership team - System leaders

56: System leaders

You could also call this:

"Important public service bosses who help make sure everything runs well"

The Commissioner can choose a public service chief executive to be a system leader. You will lead and co-ordinate best practice in a particular area across the whole or part of the State services. This means you will help make sure everyone is doing things well in that area.

As a system leader, you are responsible to the Minister for achieving the outcomes you have agreed on. The Commissioner picks you for this role to help make the State services better. You will work with others to make sure things are done well.

You will lead in a specific subject area, and your job is to make sure best practice is followed. The Minister will check that you are achieving what you agreed to do.

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Part 3People working in public service
Public service chief executives, system leaders, and public service leadership team: System leaders

56System leaders

  1. The Commissioner may designate a public service chief executive as a system leader to lead and co-ordinate best practice in a particular subject matter area across the whole or part of the State services.

  2. System leaders are responsible to the appropriate Minister for achieving agreed outcomes.