New South Wales Consolidated Acts
[Index]
[Table]
[Search]
[Search this Act]
[Notes]
[Noteup]
[Previous]
[Next]
[Download]
[Help]
GOVERNMENT SECTOR EMPLOYMENT ACT 2013 - SECT 25
Role and responsibilities of Secretaries of Departments
25 Role and responsibilities of Secretaries of Departments
(1) The Secretary of a Department is responsible to the Minister or Ministers
to whom the Department is responsible for the general conduct and management
of the functions and activities of the Department in accordance with the
government sector core values under Part 2. Note : Section 50C of the
Constitution Act 1902 provides for the designation of the Minister or
Ministers to whom a Department is responsible.
(2) Any action taken in the
exercise of a responsibility under this section is not to be inconsistent with
the functions conferred by this Act on a Minister administering this Act or
the Public Service Commissioner. Note : The Secretary of a Department is also
responsible for workforce diversity under Part 5.
(3) The role of a Secretary
of a Department includes, but is not limited to, the following-- (a) policy
adviser--acting as principal official policy adviser to the Minister or
Ministers to whom the Secretary is responsible,
(b) manager--ensuring the
delivery of the Government's policies and programs and collaborating with
other agencies across the government sector to achieve the Government's stated
outcomes,
(c) leader--providing stewardship within the Department and, in
partnership with other Secretaries and the Public Service Commissioner, across
the government sector,
(d) employer--exercising the employer functions of
Government under this Act, Note--: See section 26.
(e) other roles conferred
or imposed on the Secretary by or under this or another Act or another law.
(4) Without limiting subsection (1), the responsibilities of a Secretary of a
Department also include the following-- (a) to manage the affairs of the
Department efficiently, effectively and ethically,
(b) to provide frank and
fearless advice to the Minister or Ministers to whom the Secretary is
responsible about matters relating to the Department and its related agencies,
(c) to implement measures to ensure the Department complies with the law,
(d)
to provide leadership, strategic direction and a focus on results for the
Department,
(e) to maintain clear lines of communication with the heads of
the Department's related agencies,
(f) to engage with stakeholders,
particularly in relation to the core activities of the Department,
(g) to
ensure that the Department has a strong strategic policy capability that can
consider complex, whole-of-government issues,
(h) to assist Ministers in
fulfilling Ministerial accountability obligations to Parliament in providing
factual information in relation to the operation and administration of the
Department,
(i) to accept and take other responsibilities conferred or
imposed on the Secretary by or under this or another Act or another law.
AustLII: Copyright Policy
| Disclaimers
| Privacy Policy
| Feedback