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In New Zealand, the Crown Entities Act 2004 is a statute which provides the framework for the establishment, governance, and operation of Crown entities; and to clarify accountability relationships between Crown entities, their board members, their responsible Ministers on behalf of the Crown, and the House of Representatives.
A Crown entity (from the Commonwealth term Crown) is an organisation that forms part of New Zealand's state sector established under the Crown Entities Act 2004, [1] a unique umbrella governance and accountability statute. The Crown Entities Act is based on the corporate model where the governance of the organisation is split from the ...
In 2000 EECA became a Crown entity, established under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000.It is subject to the Crown Entities Act 2004. The passing of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act meant that for the first time, New Zealand had a legislative basis for promoting energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy.
The legislation to formally establish the Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga came into force on 25 September 2019 and the Commission is listed under Schedule 1 – Part 2 of the Crown Entities Act 2004. [2]
The agency was established in 2008 under the Real Estate Agents Act, 2008. It became functional on 17 November 2009. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Crown entity falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice .
The Natural Hazards Insurance Act 2023 is the primary legislation which sets the constitution and functions of the commission. [15] Under Part 5 of the Act, the commission is a Crown entity under the Crown Entities Act 2004 with a board of between 5 and 9 members. Its primary objective is "to reduce the impact of natural hazards on people ...
The CROWN Act is defined as “a law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, which is the denial of employment and educational opportunities because of hair texture or protective hairstyles.”
In 2004, as part of a wider reform of government entities, they were brought under the Crown Entities Act 2004 as a type of crown-entity company. [ 6 ] The New Zealand Government — via two Cabinet Ministers (the Minister of Research, Science and Technology and the Minister of Finance) — holds all shares in each CRI.