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Public Service Act 2020
Amendments to enactments, repeals, and revocations
Amendments to Privacy Act 1993 and Privacy Act 2020
123: New section 120A inserted (Responsibility under this Part for interdepartmental executive board)

Part 1:
Preliminary provisions

Provisions for operation of Act

3Purposes of this Act 4Guide to this Act 5Interpretation 6References to departments in enactments 7Circumstances where section 6 does not apply 8Transitional, savings, and related provisions 9Act binds the Crown

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

Public service defined

10Public service defined

Purpose, public service principles, and spirit of service to the community

11Purpose 12Public service principles 13Spirit of service to community

Crown’s relationships with Māori

14Crown’s relationships with Māori 15Who responsibilities are owed to, how these apply, and reporting to Commissioner

Public service values, minimum standards of integrity and conduct, and New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990

Public service values and minimum standards of integrity and conduct

16Public service values 17Commissioner may set minimum standards of integrity and conduct 18Agencies must comply with minimum standards unless exception granted 19Guidance on integrity and conduct 20Required content of guidance on political neutrality 21Status of minimum standards and guidance

New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990

22Rights and freedoms of public service employees

Part 2:
Public service agencies and joint operational agreements

Public service agencies

Joint operational agreements

38Purpose and effect of joint operational agreements 39Establishment of joint operational agreements 40Implementation and limit on enforceability 41Termination of joint operational agreements

Part 3:
People working in public service

Public Service Commission leaders and advisory committees

Public Service Commissioner and Deputy Public Service Commissioners

42Public Service Commissioner 43Commissioner’s role 44Commissioner’s general functions 45Duty to act independently when making decisions about public service chief executives 46Other functions and powers of Commissioner in Schedule 3 47Deputy Public Service Commissioners 48Other terms and conditions of appointment in Schedule 4

Chief executive of Public Service Commission

49Commissioner is chief executive of Commission

Advisory committees

50Advisory committees

Public service chief executives, system leaders, and public service leadership team

Public service chief executives

51Public service chief executives 52General responsibilities of chief executives of departments and departmental agencies 53Functional chief executives 54Duty to act independently in employment matters 55Working arrangements between functional chief executives and host departments

System leaders

56System leaders 57Standards and guidance

Other provisions in schedules

58Other provisions in Schedules 6 and 7

Public service leadership team

59Public service leadership team 60Purposes of public service leadership team

Senior leadership and management capability

61Commissioner must develop and implement leadership strategy 62Guidance 63Responsibilities of chief executives and boards 64Secondments

Public service workforce

Public service employees

65Interpretation 66Public service employees: departments 67Public service employees: interdepartmental ventures 68Public service employees: departmental agencies 69Public service employees: interdepartmental executive boards 70Ministerial staff 71Appointments subject to review 72Appointments on merit

Good employer requirements

73Chief executive of department and board of an interdepartmental venture to be good employer 74Commissioner’s functions include promoting, developing, and monitoring equal employment opportunities

Promoting diversity and inclusiveness

75Chief executives and boards to promote diversity and inclusiveness

Application of Employment Relations Act 2000 to public service

76Application of Employment Relations Act 2000 to public service 77Personal grievances and disputes

Negotiation of collective agreements

78Negotiation of collective agreements 79Collective agreements 80Delegation of Commissioner’s functions and powers to negotiate collective agreements

Pay equity claims

81Interpretation 82Pay equity claims 83Application of section 13K of Equal Pay Act 1972 where more than 1 department or interdepartmental venture involved in pay equity claim 83ACommissioner to enter negotiations in consultation with affected department or interdepartmental venture 83BPay equity settlement binding on chief executive or board affected 84Delegation of Commissioner’s functions and powers to negotiate pay equity claim

Other employment provisions

85Other employment provisions in Schedule 8 86Power to transfer employees between public service agencies 87No redundancy payment for employee transferred under section 86 88Other restrictions on redundancy payments 89Certain provisions not to apply in relation to transfer or offer of alternative position

Employment in public service continuous for purpose of certain enactments

90Application of section 91 91Employment in public service continuous for purpose of certain enactments 92Liability of public service agencies for remediation in relation to application of section 91 93Further provision in relation to application of section 91 to annual holidays 94Regulations relating to treatment of employment as continuous under section 91

Part 4:
Government workforce policy

95Commissioner’s functions in relation to this Part 96Commissioner may draft and submit Government workforce policy to Minister 97Government workforce policy: content 98Rights, obligations, etc, not affected by Government Workforce Policy Statement 99Government workforce policy: approval by Minister 100Government Workforce Policy Statement: process 101Government Workforce Policy Statement: implementation 102Request for information does not limit other enactments

Part 5:
Offence, immunity, and public service reorganisations

Offence to solicit or attempt to improperly influence public service leaders

103Offence to solicit or attempt to influence public service leaders

Immunity from liability

104Immunity for chief executives and employees

Reorganisations within public service

105Reorganisations within public service

Part 6:
Amendments to enactments, repeals, and revocations

Amendments to Clerk of the House of Representatives Act 1988

106Amendments to Clerk of the House of Representatives Act 1988 107Section 17 amended (Functions of State Services Commissioner in relation to Office)108Section 22 amended (Review of appointments)109Section 26 amended (Negotiation of conditions of employment)

Amendments to Crown Organisations (Criminal Liability) Act 2002

110Amendments to Crown Organisations (Criminal Liability) Act 2002

Amendments to Official Information Act 1982

111Amendments to Official Information Act 1982

Amendments to Ombudsmen Act 1975

112Amendments to Ombudsmen Act 1975 113Section 2 amended (Interpretation)114Section 13 amended (Functions of Ombudsmen)115Section 32 amended (Power to amend Schedule 1 by Order in Council)116Schedule 1 amended

Amendments to Parliamentary Service Act 2000

117Amendments to Parliamentary Service Act 2000

Amendments to Privacy Act 1993 and Privacy Act 2020

118Amendments to Privacy Act 1993 119Section 2 amended (Interpretation)120Section 3 amended (Information held by agency)121Section 23 amended (Privacy officers)122Section 96C amended (Interpretation)123New section 120A inserted (Responsibility under this Part for interdepartmental executive board)124Amendments to Privacy Act 2020 125Section 7 amended (Interpretation)126Section 10 amended (Personal information held by agency if held by officer, employee, or member of agency)127Section 138 amended (Interpretation)128Section 201 amended (Privacy officers)129New section 201A inserted (Responsibility under this Part for interdepartmental executive board)

Amendments to Orders in Council

130Amendment to State Sector (Ministry for Primary Industries) Order 2012 131Amendment to State Sector (New Zealand Food Safety Authority) Order 2010

Repeals and revocations

132Repeals 133Repeal of certain provisions of this Act 134Legislative instruments revoked

Consequential amendments

135Consequential amendments to enactments

Schedule 1:
Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Schedule 2:
Public service agencies

Schedule 3:
Other functions and powers of Commissioner

Schedule 4:
Other terms and conditions of appointment of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners

Schedule 5:
Functional chief executives and host departments

Schedule 6:
Other functions and powers of public service chief executives

Schedule 7:
Appointment and performance review of public service chief executives

Schedule 8:
Employment provisions

Schedule 9:
Reorganisations in public service

Schedule 10:
Legislative instruments revoked

Schedule 11:
Consequential amendments

Public Service Act 2020

Amendments to enactments, repeals, and revocations - Amendments to Privacy Act 1993 and Privacy Act 2020

123: New section 120A inserted (Responsibility under this Part for interdepartmental executive board)

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"Who is in charge of the interdepartmental executive board"

A new section called 120A is added to a part of the law. This section is about who is responsible for an interdepartmental executive board under this part of the law. You can find more information about the change that added this section in the Public Service Act 2020, but this section was repealed on 6 February 2021.

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122: Section 96C amended (Interpretation), or

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124: Amendments to Privacy Act 2020, or

"Changes to the Privacy Act 2020 law"

Part 6Amendments to enactments, repeals, and revocations
Amendments to Privacy Act 1993 and Privacy Act 2020

123New section 120A inserted (Responsibility under this Part for interdepartmental executive board) (Repealed)

Notes

Section 123: repealed, on 6 February 2021, by section 133(1).