Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1999 - SECT 41C

  (1)   The Prime Minister may direct the Commissioner to conduct a review (a systems review ) of any matter relating to an Agency, including:

  (a)   the management and organisational systems, structures or processes in an Agency; and

  (b)   the functional relationships between 2 or more Agencies.

  (2)   An Agency Minister may request the Prime Minister to make a direction under subsection   (1) that relates to an Agency.

  (3)   The Secretary of a Department may request the Prime Minister to make a direction under subsection   (1) that relates to the Department or any other Agency in the same portfolio as the Department.

  (4)   The Commissioner must give a report on the review to:

  (a)   the Prime Minister; and

  (b)   if the review was conducted because of a request by an Agency Minister or a Secretary--the Agency Minister or the Secretary.

  (5)   If a direction under subsection   (1) is given in writing, the direction is not a legislative instrument.