sec.317When chief executive may decide service agreement

### sec.317 When chief executive may decide service agreement This section applies if the chief executive considers that there is not a reasonable time to negotiate and enter into the first service agreement with a Service. The chief executive may decide the terms of the service agreement and give the chair of the Service’s board a copy of the agreement. The term of the service agreement must not be longer than 1 year. The service agreement is taken to have been entered into under section 35. s 317 amd 2012 No. 9 s 54 sch (sec.317-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive considers that there is not a reasonable time to negotiate and enter into the first service agreement with a Service. (sec.317-ssec.2) The chief executive may decide the terms of the service agreement and give the chair of the Service’s board a copy of the agreement. (sec.317-ssec.3) The term of the service agreement must not be longer than 1 year. (sec.317-ssec.4) The service agreement is taken to have been entered into under section 35.