Government Technology Agency Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part 2 ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF AGENCY
3 Government Technology Agency
4 Agency is body corporate
5 Objectives and functions of Agency
6 Powers of Agency
7 Powers of Agency in relation to proposals for privatisation
8 Directions of Minister, etc.
9 Agency’s symbols, etc.
Part 3 CONSTITUTION AND MEMBERSHIP OF AGENCY
Division 1 — Appointment, resignation and removal
10 Membership of Agency
11 Appointment of members of Agency
12 Membership disqualification
13 Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
14 Premature vacancies
15 Temporary Chairperson and members
16 Removal of member
17 Resignation from office
18 Validity of acts, etc.
Division 2 — Terms and conditions for members
19 Term of appointment
20 Remuneration, etc.
21 Vacation of office
22 Other terms and conditions
Division 3 — Disclosure of members’ interests
23 Interpretation of this Division
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
Part 4 DECISION-MAKING BY AGENCY
Division 1 — Meetings
28 Procedure generally
29 Notice of meetings
30 Method of holding meetings
31 Quorum
32 Presiding at meetings
33 Voting at meetings
34 Decisions in writing
35 Execution of documents
Division 2 — Committees and delegation
36 Appointment of committees
37 Proceedings of committees, etc.
38 Ability to delegate
39 Validity of delegate’s acts, etc.
Part 5 PERSONNEL MATTERS
40 Appointment of Chief Executive
41 Employees
42 Public servants and public officers
43 Preservation of secrecy
44 Protection from personal liability
Part 6 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
45 Financial year
46 Revenue and property of Agency
47 Payments into Consolidated Fund
48 Bank accounts
49 Financial procedures and records
50 Annual estimates
51 Power of investment
52 Issue of shares, etc.
53 Borrowing power
54 Appointment of auditor
55 Powers of auditor
56 Auditor’s report
57 Audited annual financial statements
58 Annual and other reports of Agency
Part 7 SECURITY AND RELIABILITY OF SYSTEMS AND SERVICES — PUBLIC SECTOR
59 Purpose of this Part
60 Power to issue directives, etc.
61 Monitoring of compliance
62 Remedial measures, etc.
63 Power to obtain information, etc.
Part 8 SECURITY AND RELIABILITY OF SYSTEMS AND SERVICES — PUBLIC ENTITIES
64 Interpretation of this Part
65 Responsible Minister’s request to Agency
66 Arrangements with public entity
67 Agency’s powers
Part 9 ADMINISTRATION
68 Composition of offences
69 Offences by corporations
70 Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
71 Service of documents
72 Exclusion of public authority
73 Regulations
Part 10 TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKINGS AND PERSONNEL TO AGENCY
74 Interpretation of this Part
75 Transfer of undertakings to Agency
76 Transfer of employees to Agency
77 General preservation of employment terms, etc.
78 Transfer of records
Part 11 SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
79 Interpretation of this Part
80 Application of this Part
81 Saving and transitional provisions
Part 12 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS
82 Consequential amendments to other Acts
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money