| (1) | The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for— |
| (a) | the management of the operations of the Bureau, subject to the direction of the Director-General of the Department; |
| (b) | the compilation of a business and financial plan and reports in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), for approval by the Director-General of the Department and the Minister; |
| (c) | the appointment of members of staff; |
| (d) | control of, and maintenance of discipline over, members of staff of the Bureau; and |
| (e) | any other function provided for in this Act. |
| (2) | The Chief Executive Officer is accountable to the Director-General of the Department and must report to him or her on the activities of the Bureau. |
| (3) | The Chief Executive Officer must ensure that the Bureau complies with all relevant provisions of applicable public service policy, regulations and legislation. |
| (4) | If the Chief Executive Officer is for any reason unable to perform any of his or her functions, the Director-General of the Department must, in writing, appoint another person as Acting Chief Executive Officer until the Chief Executive Officer is able to resume those functions, but not for a period longer than six months, except under circumstances where the absence of the Chief Executive Officer is due to a disciplinary matter. |
| (5) | The Chief Executive Officer may, in writing and on such conditions as he or she may determine, delegate any power or duty of the Chief Executive Officer to a senior member of the Bureau, unless the Director-General of the Department or Minister prohibits a specific delegation. |
| (6) | A delegation made under subsection (4) does not— |
| (a) | divest the Chief Executive Officer of the accountability concerning the performance of the function in question; or |
| (b) | prohibit the performance of the function in question by the Chief Executive Officer. |
| (7) | A delegation made under subsection (4) may be repealed, withdrawn or amended, but the repeal, withdrawal or amendment does not affect any right which may have accrued to a person as a result of the function performed before the delegation was repealed, withdrawn or amended. |
[Section 34K inserted by section 13 of Act No. 26 of 2014]
