17Meaning of “head” of an agency

#### 17 Meaning of “head” of an agency 17 Meaning of “head” of an agency > In this Act, head of an agency means— > > > (a) for a Public Service agency—the head of the agency under the [Government Sector Employment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-040), or > > > (b) for an agency mentioned in section 16(1)(b)—the person who exercises employer functions in relation to the relevant group of staff, or > > > (c) for a local government authority—the general manager, or > > > (d) for a Local Aboriginal Land Council constituted under the [Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1983-042)—the chief executive officer, or > > > (e) for the Department of the Legislative Assembly—the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, or > > > (f) for the Department of the Legislative Council—the President of the Legislative Council, or > > > (g) for the Department of Parliamentary Services—the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the President of the Legislative Council, or > > > (h) a person declared by the regulations to be the head of the agency for the purposes of this Act, or > > > (i) for another agency—the individual who constitutes the agency, chief executive officer of the agency, other principal officer of the agency or other person responsible for managing the affairs of the agency.