sec.6Governance frameworks

sec.6 Governance frameworks

A department’s accountable officer or a statutory body must ensure a governance framework appropriate for the department or statutory body is established and maintained. Governance, for a department or statutory body, is the way the department or statutory body manages the performance of its functions and operations. Governance— incorporates— the cultural and operational aspects of a department or statutory body that are influenced by its actions and decisions; and the ethics principles for public officials under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , section 4 ; and includes the concepts of— openness, integrity and accountability; and due care; and public defensibility; and includes establishing and maintaining a performance management system, a risk management system and an internal control structure. (sec.6-ssec.1) A department’s accountable officer or a statutory body must ensure a governance framework appropriate for the department or statutory body is established and maintained. (sec.6-ssec.2) Governance, for a department or statutory body, is the way the department or statutory body manages the performance of its functions and operations. (sec.6-ssec.3) Governance— incorporates— the cultural and operational aspects of a department or statutory body that are influenced by its actions and decisions; and the ethics principles for public officials under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , section 4 ; and includes the concepts of— openness, integrity and accountability; and due care; and public defensibility; and includes establishing and maintaining a performance management system, a risk management system and an internal control structure.

• (a) incorporates— (i) the cultural and operational aspects of a department or statutory body that are influenced by its actions and decisions; and (ii) the ethics principles for public officials under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , section 4 ; and
• (i) the cultural and operational aspects of a department or statutory body that are influenced by its actions and decisions; and
• (ii) the ethics principles for public officials under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , section 4 ; and
• (b) includes the concepts of— (i) openness, integrity and accountability; and (ii) due care; and (iii) public defensibility; and
• (i) openness, integrity and accountability; and
• (ii) due care; and
• (iii) public defensibility; and
• (c) includes establishing and maintaining a performance management system, a risk management system and an internal control structure.
• (i) the cultural and operational aspects of a department or statutory body that are influenced by its actions and decisions; and
• (ii) the ethics principles for public officials under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , section 4 ; and