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Public Sector Act 2022
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### sec.192 Functions
The main function of the Minister is to promote the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the public sector.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the Minister has the following functions—
to assess the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of public sector management;
to recommend the appointment of, and employment arrangements for—
chief executives of departments; and
the commissioner; and
each special commissioner;
to monitor the performance of the commission’s functions, chief executives of departments and the commissioner;
to authorise performance reviews of chief executives of departments and the commissioner;
to request public sector reviews;
to advise Ministers administering departments about steps that should be taken to improve the public sector’s effectiveness and efficiency.
The Minister also has the functions given to the Minister under this Act or another Act.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that the Minister’s functions do not include a function relating to any of the following entities—
the Crime and Corruption Commission;
the Office of the Information Commissioner under the Right to Information Act 2009 ;
the integrity office;
the Office of the Ombudsman established under the Ombudsman Act 2001 ;
another entity prescribed by regulation for this paragraph.
s 192 amd 2022 No. 33 s 65
(sec.192-ssec.1) The main function of the Minister is to promote the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the public sector.
(sec.192-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the Minister has the following functions— to assess the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of public sector management; to recommend the appointment of, and employment arrangements for— chief executives of departments; and the commissioner; and each special commissioner; to monitor the performance of the commission’s functions, chief executives of departments and the commissioner; to authorise performance reviews of chief executives of departments and the commissioner; to request public sector reviews; to advise Ministers administering departments about steps that should be taken to improve the public sector’s effectiveness and efficiency.
(sec.192-ssec.3) The Minister also has the functions given to the Minister under this Act or another Act.
(sec.192-ssec.4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the Minister’s functions do not include a function relating to any of the following entities— the Crime and Corruption Commission; the Office of the Information Commissioner under the Right to Information Act 2009 ; the integrity office; the Office of the Ombudsman established under the Ombudsman Act 2001 ; another entity prescribed by regulation for this paragraph.
- (a) to assess the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of public sector management;
- (b) to recommend the appointment of, and employment arrangements for— (i) chief executives of departments; and (ii) the commissioner; and (iii) each special commissioner;
- (i) chief executives of departments; and
- (ii) the commissioner; and
- (iii) each special commissioner;
- (c) to monitor the performance of the commission’s functions, chief executives of departments and the commissioner;
- (d) to authorise performance reviews of chief executives of departments and the commissioner;
- (e) to request public sector reviews;
- (f) to advise Ministers administering departments about steps that should be taken to improve the public sector’s effectiveness and efficiency.
- (i) chief executives of departments; and
- (ii) the commissioner; and
- (iii) each special commissioner;
- (a) the Crime and Corruption Commission;
- (b) the Office of the Information Commissioner under the Right to Information Act 2009 ;
- (c) the integrity office;
- (d) the Office of the Ombudsman established under the Ombudsman Act 2001 ;
- (e) another entity prescribed by regulation for this paragraph.