Version as at
1 July 2024
Crown Entities Act 2004
Part 2 s 27
Responsible Minister’s role
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Responsible Minister’s role
(1)
The role of the responsible Minister is to oversee and manage the Crown’s
interests in, and relationship with, a statutory entity and to exercise any statu‐
tory responsibilities given to the Minister, including functions and powers—
(a)
in relation to the appointment and removal of members under this sub‐
part:
(b)
to determine the remuneration of some members under this Part:
(c)
in relation to the giving of directions to the entity under subpart 1 of Part
3:
(d)
to review the operations and performance of the entity under subpart 3 of
Part 3:
(e)
to request information from the entity under subpart 3 of Part 3, whether
for a review or otherwise:
(f)
to participate in the process of setting the entity’s strategic direction and
performance expectations and monitoring the entity’s performance under
Part 4:
(g)
in relation to other matters in this Act or another Act.
(2)
This section does not limit another Minister’s relationship with the statutory
entity under any other authority.
(3)
Despite clause 5 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020, the responsible
Minister may not delegate any power under this Act except as provided in
subsection (4).
(4)
The responsible Minister may delegate the power in section 133 to request
information to the chief executive of a monitor (who may subdelegate this
delegation to an employee of the monitor or to an individual working for the
monitor as a contractor in relation to a function, duty, or power of the monitor).
Section 27(1): amended, on 18 July 2013, by section 9(1) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act
2013 (2013 No 51).
Section 27(1)(f): replaced, on 1 July 2014, by section 43 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013
(2013 No 51).
Section 27(3): inserted, on 18 July 2013, by section 9(2) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013
(2013 No 51).
Section 27(3): amended, on 7 August 2020, by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020
No 40).
Section 27(4): inserted, on 18 July 2013, by section 9(2) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013
(2013 No 51).
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