Public Sector Management Act
14Ministerial responsibility and functions of administrative
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14 Ministerial responsibility and functions of administrative units (1) For the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), section 43 (1), the Chief Minister may make a determination allocating responsibility to a Minister in relation to the following matters: (a) governing the Territory in relation to a stated matter; (b) an Act; (c) the Executive’s powers under a Commonwealth law; (d) prerogatives of the Crown for the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c). (2) The Chief Minister must determine which administrative unit is responsible for a matter mentioned in subsection (1). (3) For the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), section 43 (2), any Minister is authorised to act on the Chief Minister’s behalf or on behalf of another Minister. (4) Subsection (3) is subject to the Legislation Act, section 41 (Making of certain statutory instruments by Executive) and section 253 (Exercise of functions of Executive). (5) A determination is a notifiable instrument.