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Public Service Act 2020

Government workforce policy

101: Government Workforce Policy Statement: implementation

You could also call this:

"Following the Government's workforce rules"

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When a Government Workforce Policy Statement is made, you need to know what it means for different groups. A public service agency and a Crown agent must follow the statement and answer any questions they are asked about it. They have to give effect to the statement, which means they must do what it says.

If you are an autonomous Crown entity, you have to think about what the Government Workforce Policy Statement says and consider any questions you are asked about it. You do not have to follow it, but you must have regard to it, which means you must take it into account when making decisions.

Some other groups also have to think about the Government Workforce Policy Statement, but only if the statement says they must. These groups include some Crown entities, the New Zealand Police, the New Zealand Defence Force, and the Parliamentary Counsel Office, as well as bodies specified in section 97(4)(d) or (e). They must consider any questions they are asked about the statement, but they do not have to follow it unless the statement says so.

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Part 4Government workforce policy

101Government Workforce Policy Statement: implementation

  1. A public service agency and a Crown agent must give effect to a Government Workforce Policy Statement and any request for information made under it.

  2. An autonomous Crown entity must have regard to a Government Workforce Policy Statement and consider any request for information made under it.

  3. The following must have regard to a Government Workforce Policy Statement, and consider any request for information made under it, if the statement says so:

  4. a Crown entity other than a Crown agent or an autonomous Crown entity:
    1. the New Zealand Police, the New Zealand Defence Force, and the Parliamentary Counsel Office:
      1. a body specified in section 97(4)(d) or (e).

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