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Public Service Act 2020

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Schedule 5: Functional chief executives and host departments

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"Important government bosses and the teams they work with"

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The Public Service Act 2020 has a list of special chief executives. You can find this list in Schedule 5, which is empowered by s 51(3). This schedule tells you which chief executives are in charge of certain areas and which government department they work with.

There are a few chief executives listed, including the Chief Executive for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in Care, who works with the Public Service Commission. Another one is the Chief Executive for School Property, who works with the Ministry of Education.

You can see the full list of chief executives and the departments they work with in the table in Schedule 5.

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5Functional chief executives and host departments Empowered by s 51(3)

The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Functional chief executive. Column 2 is headed Host department.
Functional chief executive Host department
Chief Executive for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in Care Public Service Commission
Chief Executive for School Property Ministry of Education

Notes
  • Schedule 5 Chief Executive, Cyclone Recovery: repealed, on , by clause 4 of the Public Service (Disestablishment of Chief Executive, Cyclone Recovery) Order 2025 (SL 2025/80).
  • Schedule 5 Chief Executive for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in Care: inserted, on , by clause 5 of the Public Service (Chief Executive for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in Care) Order 2024 (SL 2024/194).
  • Schedule 5 Chief Executive for School Property: inserted, on , by clause 5 of the Public Service (Chief Executive for School Property) Order 2024 (SL 2024/226).
  • Schedule 5 No functional chief executive roles have been established as at the date of enactment: repealed, on , by clause 5(1) of the Public Service (Chief Executive, Cyclone Recovery) Order 2023 (SL 2023/25).