(1) Subject to
subsection (2), the chief executive officer of a department is the
accountable authority of the department.
(2) While a
declaration of a sub-department under section 56(2) has effect in respect
of an entity that forms a part of a department, the chief executive officer of
the department —
(a) is
not responsible to the Minister for the financial management of the services
under the control of the entity; and
(b) is
not the accountable authority in relation to those services.