s.37Duties of ministries and portfolios
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Section 37Part 4 — Ministries and Portfolios - Duties of Ministries, Portfolios and Chief Officers

Duties of ministries and portfolios

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Subject to subsection (2), a ministry or portfolio shall —
supply the outputs that it has agreed in the budget statement with the Cabinet under section 42 that it will deliver during the year, including —
policy advice on the specific outcomes and the mix of outputs, transfer payments, other executive expenses, equity investments, capital withdrawals, capital expenditure on executive assets, disposals of executive assets and other legislative measures to best achieve those outcomes;
the provision of administrative services to the Cabinet or individual members of the Cabinet;
negotiating, agreeing and monitoring of purchase agreements with statutory authorities, government companies or non-governmental output suppliers;
negotiating, agreeing and monitoring of ownership agreements with statutory authorities and government companies; and
other outputs agreed with the Cabinet;
supply outputs to entities or individuals other than the Cabinet for payment and in accordance with agreements with those entities or individuals under section 39; and
achieve the ownership performance that it has agreed in its budget statement under section 42 that it will achieve during the financial year.
A ministry or portfolio shall not produce an output during a financial year unless —
those outputs are within the nature and scope of the activities that are set out in its budget statement under section 42; and
the Cabinet, or another entity or person, has by way of formal agreement, agreed to pay for the full cost of the output to be produced.
In the event of any inconsistency between subsection (2) and the operation of any other law, subsection (2) shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

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