Version No. 043 Public Administration Act 2004 No. 108 of 2004 Version incorporating amendments as at 1 April 2014 table of provisions Section Page 1 1 Purposes 1 2 Commencement 2 3 Objects 2 4 Definitions 3 5 What are public entities? 11 6 What are special bodies? 15 17 7 Public sector values 17 8 Public sector employment principles 19 21 Division 1—Structure 21 9 The public service 21 Division 2—Public service bodies 21 10 Departments 21 11 Administrative Offices 21 Division 3—Public service body Heads 22 12 Public service body Heads 22 13 General responsibility of Department Heads 22 13A Responsibility of Department Heads—public entities 22 14 Responsibility of Administrative Office Heads 23 15 Duty to act independently in employment matters 24 16 Persons with functions of public service body Head 24 17 Performance review of public service body Heads 27 18 Delegation 27 19 Acting assignment as public service body Head 27
Version No. 043 Public Administration Act 2004 No. 108 of 2004 Version incorporating amendments as at 1 April 2014 table of provisions Section Page 1 1 Purposes 1 2 Commencement 2 3 Objects 2 4 Definitions 3 5 What are public entities? 11 6 What are special bodies? 15 17 7 Public sector values 17 8 Public sector employment principles 19 21 Division 1—Structure 21 9 The public service 21 Division 2—Public service bodies 21 10 Departments 21 11 Administrative Offices 21 Division 3—Public service body Heads 22 12 Public service body Heads 22 13 General responsibility of Department Heads 22 13A Responsibility of Department Heads—public entities 22 14 Responsibility of Administrative Office Heads 23 15 Duty to act independently in employment matters 24 16 Persons with functions of public service body Head 24 17 Performance review of public service body Heads 27 18 Delegation 27 19 Acting assignment as public service body Head 27
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