PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 35

PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 35

35 .         Departments, establishment etc. of

        (1)         The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner —

            (a)         establish and designate departments; and

            (b)         amalgamate or divide existing departments and designate the resulting department or departments; and

            (c)         abolish departments; and

            (d)         alter the designations of existing departments.

        (2)         Notice of any act by the Governor under subsection (1) is to be published in the Gazette .

        (3)         An omission to publish a notice under subsection (2) does not invalidate the act of the Governor.

        (4)         The Minister may direct the Commissioner to make a recommendation to the Governor under subsection (1) in respect of a department or departments specified in the direction, and the Commissioner must comply with the direction.

        (5)         The text of a direction given under subsection (4) is to be included in the annual report prepared by the Commissioner under section 22D.

        [Section 35 amended: No. 24 of 2000 s. 34(1); No. 39 of 2010 s. 35 and 70.]