CTHIn ForceAct
Public Service Act 1999
66Responsibilities of Heads of Executive Agencies
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 66
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Public Service Act 1999.
#### 66 Responsibilities of Heads of Executive Agencies
(1) The Head of an Executive Agency, under the Agency Minister, is responsible for managing the Agency.
(2) The Head of an Executive Agency must assist the Agency Minister to fulfil the Agency Minister’s accountability obligations to the Parliament to provide factual information, as required by the Parliament, in relation to the operation and administration of the Agency.
(3) The Head of an Executive Agency is accountable to the government, the Parliament and the public in the same way as the Secretary of a Department.