New Zealand Legislation: Acts

17 Commission to make special provision for protection of Crown property, etc

• (1) The Minister may by notice in writing require the Commission to make special provision for the protection from fire of property of the Crown, for fire protection in or in connection with forests, or for fire protection in the event of war or state of emergency declared under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, by the purchase, maintenance, or replacement of equipment, the employment of additional persons, or the provision of additional accommodation.

  (2) The Minister may, by notice in writing to the Commission, specify the standard of protection which may be required in any case under subsection (1).

  (3) Any expenditure which the Commission incurs under this section and which it could not be required to incur under any other provision of this Act shall be reimbursed by the Crown, and the amount to be so paid shall be determined by agreement or, in default of agreement, by the Auditor-General.

  (4) Section 115 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 does not apply to a notice under this section.

  Compare: 1972 No 119 s 14

  Section 17(1): amended, on 1 December 2002, by section 117 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 (2002 No 33).

  Section 17(3): amended, on 1 July 2001, pursuant to section 52 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).

  Section 17(4): added, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).