The Secretary for Defence —
| a) |
is the Head of the Department as contemplated in the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation 103 of 1994), and the accounting officer for the Department as contemplated in section 36 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999); |
| b) |
is the principal departmental adviser to the Minister on defence policy matters; |
| c) |
must advise the Minister on any matter referred to him or her by the Minister; |
| d) |
must perform such functions as may be entrusted to the Secretary for Defence by the Minister, in particular those necessary or expedient to enhance civil control by- |
| i) |
Parliament over the Department; |
| ii) |
parliamentary committees having oversight over the Department; and |
| iii) |
the Minister over the Department; |
| e) |
must provide the Chief of the Defence Force with comprehensive instructions requiring the Chief of the Defence Force to issue orders and directives and to give commands to any specified member regarding the exercise of any power delegated or the performance of any duty assigned to that member by the Secretary for Defence as head and accounting officer of the Department of Defence; |
| f) |
must monitor compliance with policies and directions issued by the Minister to the Chief of the Defence Force and report thereon to the Minister; and |
| g) |
is responsible for the discipline of, administrative control over and management of employees, including their effective utilisation and training. |
Statistics Act, 1999
