Government Technology Agency Act 2016 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Security and Reliability Ofsystems and Services — Public Sector
61. Monitoring of compliance
Feedback & supportThe Agency may monitor the public sector’s compliance —
Agency
“Agency” means the Government Technology Agency established by section 3;
with the directives, codes, standards or guidelines issued by the Agency under section 60; or
where a public sector body authorises the Agency to do so, with the directives, codes, standards or guidelines (relating to the architecture or use of info‑communications technology or related engineering systems or services in the public sector) issued or directed by that public sector body.
For the purpose of subsection (1), the Agency may carry out, or authorise any person to carry out, an audit of the architecture or use of any info-communications technology or related engineering system or service in the public sector.
info-communications technology
“info-communications technology” means any technology employed in the collection, storage, use or transmission of information, and includes a technology that involves the use of a computer or a telecommunication system;
The Agency may report on the compliance of a public sector body with any directive, code, standard or guideline mentioned in subsection (1) —
public sector body
“public sector body” means a Ministry, a Government department, a public authority or any other body of persons in the public sector;
to the public sector body; or
to any other person within the public sector.