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Government Sector Employment Act 2013
24Acting appointments as Secretary of a Department
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24 Acting appointments as Secretary of a Department
24 Acting appointments as Secretary of a Department
(1) The Minister may appoint a Public Service employee to act as the Secretary of a Department if the office of the Secretary is vacant or if the Secretary is unavailable.
(2) A person, while acting as the Secretary of a Department, has all the functions of the Secretary.
(3) The Minister may, at any time, terminate an acting appointment.
(4) The regulations may make provision with respect to the conditions of employment of a person acting as the Secretary of a Department.