Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Purposes of Act
Part 2 DIRECTIONS
Division 1 Directions from relevant or responsible Ministers
4 Directions for whole-of-government approach, etc.
5 Directions by responsible Minister
Division 2 Directions on data sharing
6 Authority to share
7 Unauthorised disclosure and improper use of information
8 Unauthorised re-identification of anonymised information
Division 3 General
9 Form of directions, etc.
10 Compliance with directions, etc.
11 Limit to effect of directions
Part 3 PERSONNEL MATTERS
12 Application of this Part
13 Interpretation of this Part
Division 1 Chief executives
14 Role of chief executive
15 Appointment of chief executive
16 Removal of chief executive
17 Disciplinary control over chief executive
18 Promotion of chief executive
19 Saving for other written law
Division 2 Public servants
20 Deemed public servants
21 Deemed public officers
Part 4 GOVERNANCE
22 Application of this Part
Division 1 Disclosure of conflict of interests
23 Interpretation of "relevant matter", "associate", etc.
24 Obligation to disclose interest
25 To whom and what to disclose
26 Consequences of being interested in relevant matter
27 Consequences of failure to disclose interest
28 Application to committees of public bodies
Division 2 Decision-making by public bodies
29 Procedure generally
30 Method of holding meetings
31 Decision-making without meeting
32 Delegation of functions
Part 5 FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
33 Application of this Part
34 Annual estimates
35 Supplementary estimates
36 Financial accounts and records
37 Auditor of public body
38 Powers of auditor
39 Auditor’s report
40 Audited annual financial statements
41 Annual and other reports of public body
Part 6 GENERAL PROVISIONS
42 Amendment of Schedules
43 Regulations
44 Presentation to Parliament
Part 7 FINAL PROVISIONS
45 Saving and transitional provisions
FIRST SCHEDULE Group 1 public bodies
SECOND SCHEDULE Group 2 public bodies
THIRD SCHEDULE Group 3 public bodies
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table