New Zealand Legislation: Acts

4 Interpretation

• In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  Crown entity—

  • (a) has the same meaning as in section 7(1) of the Crown Entities Act 2004; and

  • (b) includes an organisation named or described in Schedule 4 of the Public Finance Act 1989

  Crown organisation means a Crown entity, government department, or government-related organisation

  government department means a government department named in Schedule 1 of the State Sector Act 1988

  government-related organisation means—

  • (a) the Audit Office:

  • (b) the New Zealand Defence Force:

  • (c) the New Zealand Police:

  • (d) the New Zealand Railways Corporation:

  • (e) the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

  • (f) the Office of the Ombudsmen:

  • (g) the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment:

  • (h) the Parliamentary Counsel Office:

  • (i) the Parliamentary Service

  Office of Parliament has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.

  Section 4 Crown entity: substituted, on 25 January 2005, by section 37(1) of the Public Finance Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 113).