Government Technology Agency Act 2016 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Security and Reliability of Systemsand Services — Public Entities
67. Agency’s powers
Feedback & supportSubject to the arrangements established and approved under section 66, the Agency may do any or all of the following in relation to the designated public entity:
Agency
“Agency” means the Government Technology Agency established by section 3;
develop, and recommend to the designated public entity, directives, codes, standards or guidelines in relation to the architecture or use of the relevant system or service of the designated public entity;
designated public entity
“designated public entity” means a public entity that is declared by the Minister under section 66(3) to be a designated public entity;
carry out an audit, or require an audit to be carried out, of the architecture or use of the relevant system or service;
relevant system or service
“relevant system or service”, in relation to a designated public entity, means the system or service of the designated public entity in respect of which arrangements are established under section 66;
advise the designated public entity to implement any security, mitigation or recovery measures that the Agency considers necessary;
advise the designated public entity on the deployment of any resources (including personnel) of the designated public entity, that the Agency considers necessary, for the purpose of implementing the measures;
report to the designated public entity and the responsible Minister on the matter, including on the outcome of the investigations undertaken by, and the status of the designated public entity’s adoption and implementation of any advice or recommendation of, the Agency.
responsible Minister
“responsible Minister”, in relation to a public entity or designated public entity, means the Minister charged with the responsibility for —(a)the sector or industry that includes the public entity or designated public entity; or(b)the public authority that regulates the public entity or designated public entity.