5. Assistant directors are authorized, in the exercise of their respective powers, duties and functions, to sign(1) supply contracts for less than $20,000;
(2) shipping orders for less than $25,000;
(3) services contracts for a total amount of less than $25,000, except(a) insurance contracts, financial services contracts, banking services contracts or legal services contracts;
(b) services contracts entered into with, as the case may be, a public body, a non-profit organization or a natural person; and
(c) services contracts for the supply of personnel; and
(4) authorizations for out-of-court settlements, with or without consideration, discharges from any personal right, and any act, document or writing relating to those discharges.
The secretary of the Conseil du trésor, an associate secretary, an assistant secretary, a director general or a director is authorized to sign endorsements or amending contracts for the purpose of adding a supplement to a services contract signed by the delegatees referred to in the first paragraph.