FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 2006 - SECT 54

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 2006 - SECT 54

54 .         Department, who is accountable authority of etc.

        (1)         Subject to subsection (2), the chief executive officer of a department is the accountable authority of the department.

        (2)         While a declaration of a sub-department under section 56(2) has effect in respect of an entity that forms a part of a department, the chief executive officer of the department —

            (a)         is not responsible to the Minister for the financial management of the services under the control of the entity; and

            (b)         is not the accountable authority in relation to those services.