Purpose of this Part
s 59
Open ↗59. The purpose of this Part is to ensure the security and reliability of info‑communications technology and related engineering systems and services in the public sector.
Source
Government Technology Agency Act 2016 PART 7 — SECURITY AND RELIABILITY OF SYSTEMS AND SERVICES — PUBLIC SECTOR
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Power to issue directives, etc.
s 60
Open ↗60. The Agency may develop and issue directives, codes, standards or guidelines for the public sector in relation to the architecture or use of info‑communications technology or related engineering systems or services in the public sector.
Monitoring of compliance
s 61
Open ↗61.—(1) The Agency may monitor the public sector’s compliance —(a) with the directives, codes, standards or guidelines issued by the Agency under section 60; or (b) 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. (2) 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. (3) The Agency may report on the compliance of a public sector body with any directive, code, standard or guideline mentioned in subsection (1) —(a) to the public sector body; or (b) to any other person within the public sector.
Remedial measures, etc.
s 62
Open ↗62.—(1) Where the Agency is of the opinion that additional measures are required to safeguard or restore the security or reliability of any info‑communications technology or related engineering system or service in the public sector, the Agency may, with the authorisation of the Minister —(a) implement, or direct the public sector body responsible for that system or service (called in this section the responsible public sector body) to implement, any security, mitigation or recovery measures that the Agency considers necessary; and (b) direct the deployment of any resources (including personnel) of the responsible public sector body, that the Agency considers necessary, for the purpose of implementing the measures. (2) In this section, “measures” includes the development and implementation of systems and services.
Power to obtain information, etc.
s 63
Open ↗63.—(1) For the purposes of sections 61 and 62, the Agency may require a public sector body to grant access, or make the necessary arrangements for access to be granted, to the Agency or any person authorised by the Agency in respect of —(a) any information or document relating to any info‑communications technology or related engineering system or service; (b) any info‑communications technology or related engineering system or service; or (c) any premises containing that information or document, or that info‑communications technology or related engineering system or service. (2) The Agency’s powers under subsection (1) are subject to any other Act that prohibits or restricts the disclosure of information.
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