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22 Executive functions
(1) An executive—
(a) is responsible for leadership in the service; and
(b) is answerable to the head of service and the director-general for
the administrative unit in which the executive is employed.
Note An executive is engaged by the head of service under section 31 (2).
(2) An executive has the following leadership functions:
(a) to advance whole-of-government strategies as part of the senior
executive service;
(b) to promote and demonstrate cooperation and collegiality within
and between administrative units;
(c) to promote and uphold in the service the public sector values,
(d) any other function given to the executive by—
(i) the head of service; or
(ii) the director-general for the administrative unit in which the
executive is employed.