4Delegation by Secretaries of Departments of functions relating to Public Service senior executives

#### 4 Delegation by Secretaries of Departments of functions relating to Public Service senior executives 4 Delegation by Secretaries of Departments of functions relating to Public Service senior executives > > (1) The following functions cannot be delegated by the Secretary of a Department under section 27 of the Act— > > > > > (a) the initial engagement of a Public Service senior executive and the consequent assignment of the senior executive to a role, > > > > > (b) the temporary assignment of a Public Service senior executive under rule 11 for a period of more than 12 months, > > > > > (b1) the assignment of a Public Service senior executive to a different role under section 38 of the Act, > > > > > (c) the termination of the employment of a Public Service senior executive under section 41, 68 or 69 of the Act. > > > (2) However, the Secretary of a Department may delegate to the head of a Public Service executive agency related to the Department a function referred to in subrule (1) (a) in relation to executives in that related agency. If any such function is delegated to the head of the related agency the function cannot be subdelegated. > > > (3) A reference in this rule to an assignment to a different role does not include an assignment consequent on the engagement of an existing executive to a role following recruitment action to fill a vacancy in that role. > > **rule 4:** Am 2018 (502), Sch 1 \[1\].