Part 5 – How we will manage the new Act

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The new Act will have parts that talk about how we’ll manage it.

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This includes how the Minister can pass some of their powers on to other senior managers at DSS.

A minister is a person who runs an area of government.

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We also think the new Act should include that the Minister can create new rules:

  • if they need to
  • that follow the other rules in the new Act.