15Meaning of “manager” of a public official

#### 15 Meaning of “manager” of a public official 15 Meaning of “manager” of a public official > > (1) In this Act, manager of a public official means— > > > > > (a) for a public official who is a police officer—a police officer who is of the rank of sergeant or above and is more senior in rank than the public official, or > > > > > (b) for a person employed under the [Members of Parliament Staff Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-041)—the chief of staff of the political office holder or member of Parliament by whom the person is employed, or > > > > > (c) for a public official mentioned in section 14(1)(e) or (f)—a public official associated with the relevant agency who is responsible for overseeing the provision of the services or the exercise of the functions, or for managing the contract or arrangement, as applicable, or > > > > > (d) for a person declared to be a public official under section 14(2)(a)—a person declared by the regulations to be the manager of the public official for the purposes of this Act, or > > > > > (e) for another public official— > > > > > > > (i) a public official to whom the public official reports directly or indirectly, or > > > > > > > (ii) a public official who directly or indirectly supervises the public official in the exercise of the public official’s functions. > > > (2) However, the following do not have managers for the purposes of this Act— > > > > > (a) a Minister, > > > > > (b) a judicial officer, > > > > > (c) a chief of staff of a political office holder or member of Parliament. > > > > Note. > > > > Other public officials may also not have managers for the purposes of this Act. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > chief of staff, of a political office holder or member of Parliament, means the person with that title employed by the political office holder or member of Parliament or, if no person with that title is employed, the most senior member of staff of the political office holder or member of Parliament. > > > > political office holder has the same meaning as in the [Members of Parliament Staff Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-041).