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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
House of Assembly—No 27
As laid on the table and read a first time, 13 October 2004
South Australia
Public
Sector Management (Chief Executive Accountability) Amendment Bill 2004
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Public Sector Management
Act 1995.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Public
Sector Management Act 1995
3 Amendment of section 3—Interpretation
4 Amendment of section 12—Termination
of Chief Executive's appointment
5 Substitution of section 14
14 Chief Executive's general
responsibilities
6 Amendment of
section 15—Extent to which Chief Executive is subject to Ministerial direction
The Parliament of South Australia enacts
as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Public Sector Management (Chief
Executive Accountability) Amendment Act 2004.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the
amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment of Public Sector Management Act 1995
3—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation
Section 3(1)—after the definition of total
remuneration package value insert:
whole-of-Government objectives means objectives for Government that are
approved in Cabinet from time to time and relate to the functions or operations
of all or various public sector agencies.
4—Amendment of section 12—Termination of Chief Executive's appointment
(1) Section 12(1)(a)(v)—delete
"standards specified in" and substitute:
standards set from time to time by the Premier and
the Minister responsible for the administrative unit under
(2) Section 12(1)(a)(vi)—delete
"standards specified in" and substitute:
standards set from time to time by the Premier and
the Minister under
Section 14—delete the section and
substitute:
14—Chief
Executive's general responsibilities
The Chief Executive of an administrative
unit is responsible to the Premier and the Minister responsible for the unit
for—
(a) ensuring
that the unit makes an effective contribution to the attainment of the
whole-of-Government objectives that are from time to time communicated to the
Chief Executive of the unit by the Premier or the Minister responsible for the
unit and relate to the functions or operations of the unit; and
(b) the effective management of the unit and the general conduct
of its employees; and
(c) the
attainment of the performance standards set from time to time by the Premier
and the Minister responsible for the unit under the contract relating to the
Chief Executive's appointment; and
(d) ensuring the observance within the unit of the aims and
standards contained in Part 2.
6—Amendment of section 15—Extent to which Chief Executive is subject to Ministerial direction
Section 15(1)—delete subsection (1) and
substitute:
(1) Subject to this section, the Chief
Executive of an administrative unit is subject to direction—
(a) by the Premier with respect to matters concerning the
attainment of whole-of-Government objectives; and
(b) by the Minister responsible for the unit.