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Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011
sec.279Delegation by Minister
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### sec.279 Delegation by Minister
The Minister may delegate the Minister’s functions under this Act to the chief executive.
However, the Minister must not delegate—
the function to decide the terms of a service agreement under section 38 or the amendment of a service agreement under section 39 ; or
the function to give a direction to a Service under section 44 ; or
the function to appoint a person to be an adviser to a board under section 44A ; or
the functions under part 3A , division 4 in relation to the appointment, suspension or removal of the administrator; or
the function to grant a temporary exemption, or extend a temporary exemption, under section 138C .
s 279 amd 2012 No. 9 s 41 ; 2016 No. 29 s 6
(sec.279-ssec.1) The Minister may delegate the Minister’s functions under this Act to the chief executive.
(sec.279-ssec.2) However, the Minister must not delegate— the function to decide the terms of a service agreement under section 38 or the amendment of a service agreement under section 39 ; or the function to give a direction to a Service under section 44 ; or the function to appoint a person to be an adviser to a board under section 44A ; or the functions under part 3A , division 4 in relation to the appointment, suspension or removal of the administrator; or the function to grant a temporary exemption, or extend a temporary exemption, under section 138C .
- (a) the function to decide the terms of a service agreement under section 38 or the amendment of a service agreement under section 39 ; or
- (b) the function to give a direction to a Service under section 44 ; or
- (c) the function to appoint a person to be an adviser to a board under section 44A ; or
- (d) the functions under part 3A , division 4 in relation to the appointment, suspension or removal of the administrator; or
- (e) the function to grant a temporary exemption, or extend a temporary exemption, under section 138C .