State Service Act 2000
20Head of the State Service
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20 Head of the State Service
[Section 20 Substituted by No. 42 of 2012, s. 6, Applied:04 Feb 2013]
(1) The Premier is to appoint a person holding an office specified in Column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to be the Head of the State Service.
(2) The Head of the State Service is to perform and exercise the functions and powers of the Employer under this Act (other than the power to issue Employment Directions).
(3) Anything done by the Head of the State Service pursuant to subsection (2) is taken to have been done, and is as valid and effectual as if it had been done, by the Employer.
(4) In addition to performing the functions and exercising the powers referred to in subsection (2) , the Head of the State Service is to perform and exercise such other functions and powers as may be specified in this Act.