Orders and Directives

The Treasury Orders and Directives System* contains the Department's primary management documents. These documents establish policy and assign responsibilities to Secretarial Officers.

* The Treasury Orders and Directives contained on this website do not show the signatures of the Secretarial Officers.

Treasury Orders

Treasury Orders are documents signed by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary that:

• delegate authority residing in the Secretary or Deputy Secretary to another Treasury official;
• establish Treasury policy; and
• establish the reporting relationships and supervision of officials.

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Treasury Directives

Treasury Directives are documents signed by the appropriate Secretarial Officer that:

• implement Departmental policy; and
• delegate authority below the Secretarial Officer level or among/between Secretarial Officers.

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