| a) | in relation to a national department, means the Cabinet member who is accountable to Parliament for that department; |
| b) | in relation to a provincial department, means the member of the Executive Council of a province who is accountable to the provincial legislature for that department; |
| c) | in relation to a national public entity, means the Cabinet member who is accountable to Parliament for that public entity or in whose portfolio it falls; and |
| d) | in relation to a provincial public entity, means the member of the provincial Executive Council who is accountable to the provincial legislature for that public entity or in whose portfolio it falls. |