Chief employee
14 Chief employee
Despite section 44(1) of the Public Sector Management Act 1994, the Authority is to have a chief employee.
The chief employee is to be appointed by the Authority.
The chief employee is not, and is not to become, a member of the Senior Executive Service within the meaning of the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of employing authority in section 5(1) of the Public Sector Management Act 1994, the governing body is the employer of the chief employee.
The chief employee is responsible for, and has the powers needed to administer, the day to day operations of the Authority, but is to comply with any directions given by the governing body.
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