Brand Tasmania Act 2018
22Responsibilities of chief executive officer
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22 Responsibilities of chief executive officer
(1) The chief executive officer is responsible to the Board for the general administration and management of the Authority.
(2) The chief executive officer is to act as secretary to the Board and, in that capacity, may attend any meeting of the Board unless the Board, in respect of a particular meeting or particular business before it at a meeting, decides otherwise.
(3) The chief executive officer is to –
(a) perform or exercise any functions or powers delegated to the chief executive officer by the Board; and
(b) perform or exercise any other functions or powers that the chief executive officer is given by this or any other Act.
(4) The Board and the chief executive officer may enter into an agreement relating to the Board’s expectations in relation to the discharge of the chief executive officer’s responsibilities.
(5) The chief executive officer must not use improperly, whether within Tasmania or elsewhere, information acquired as chief executive officer –
(a) to gain, directly or indirectly, a personal advantage or an advantage for another person; or
(b) to cause damage to the Authority.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 2 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.
(6) The chief executive officer must not use improperly, whether within Tasmania or elsewhere, his or her position as chief executive officer or the fact that he or she is or was the chief executive officer –
(a) to gain, directly or indirectly, a personal advantage or an advantage for another person; or
(b) to cause damage to the Authority.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 2 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.
(7) The chief executive officer must inform the Board, in writing, of any direct or indirect pecuniary interest that he or she has in any business or body corporate that carries on a business as soon as practicable after he or she acquires, or becomes aware of, that interest.