Parliamentary Service Act 1988
sec.20Functions of the Clerk of the Parliament as chief executive of parliamentary service
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sec.20 Functions of the Clerk of the Parliament as chief executive of parliamentary service
Subject to this Act, to the control and direction of the Speaker and to policies (if any) from time to time determined by the Speaker, the Clerk, as the chief executive of the parliamentary service, shall be responsible to the Speaker for the efficient and economical management of the parliamentary service. The Clerk may make recommendations to the Speaker with respect to any matter for consideration by the Speaker and shall take such steps as are necessary to implement those policies and decisions of the Speaker that require action to be taken by the parliamentary service. The Clerk is to be the employing authority, for the Legislative Assembly, of parliamentary service officers and employees. s 20 amd 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 ; 2011 No. 24 s 49 ; 2015 No. 3 s 9 (sec.20-ssec.1) Subject to this Act, to the control and direction of the Speaker and to policies (if any) from time to time determined by the Speaker, the Clerk, as the chief executive of the parliamentary service, shall be responsible to the Speaker for the efficient and economical management of the parliamentary service. (sec.20-ssec.2) The Clerk may make recommendations to the Speaker with respect to any matter for consideration by the Speaker and shall take such steps as are necessary to implement those policies and decisions of the Speaker that require action to be taken by the parliamentary service. (sec.20-ssec.3) The Clerk is to be the employing authority, for the Legislative Assembly, of parliamentary service officers and employees.