8. The director of financial resources and the director of financial operations are authorized, in the exercise of their respective powers, duties and functions, to sign(1) supply contracts;
(2) insurance contracts;
(3) services contracts, except(a) services contracts for the transportation and handling of goods and
(b) services contracts relating to the hiring of a labour relations negotiator or arbitrator, of an expert witness before the court or of a physician or a dentist in matters of medical assessment;
(4) agreements entered into with other government departments or bodies;
(5) documents relating to the management of a special fund established under an Act; and
(6) 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.