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Public Service Act 1999
56Creation of offices of Secretary
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56 Creation of offices of Secretary
(1) On the establishment of a Department, an office of Secretary of that Department is established by force of this subsection. (2) On the abolition of a Department, the office of Secretary of that Department is abolished by force of this subsection. (3) The Prime Minister may allocate a name to any office of Secretary, and may change the name from time to time. (4) Subject to subsection (3), the name of the office of Secretary of a Department is “Secretary of the [name of Department]”.