Part 1 s 7 Version as at 1 July 2024 Crown Entities Act 2004 Section 6(1A): inserted, on 1 April 2020, by section 78(1) of the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 1). Section 6(1A): amended, on 25 September 2020, by clause 4(2) of the Education (Name Change for NZIST) Order 2020 (LI 2020/260). Section 6(1A): amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38). Section 6(1B): inserted, on 1 April 2020, by section 78(1) of the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 1). Section 6(1B): amended, on 25 September 2020, by clause 4(2) of the Education (Name Change for NZIST) Order 2020 (LI 2020/260). 7 Meaning of Crown entity and categories of Crown entities (1) In this Act, Crown entity means an entity within one of the following 5 categories: (a) statutory entities: What are they? These are bodies corporate that are established by or under an Act (b) Definition An entity or office named in Schedule 1 Crown entity companies: What are they? These are companies incorporated under the Companies Act 1993 that are wholly owned by the Crown (c) Definition A company named in Schedule 2 Crown entity subsidiaries: What are they? These are companies incorporated under the Companies Act 1993 that are controlled by Crown entities 12 Different types Crown agents (which must give effect to government pol‐ icy when directed by the respon‐ sible Minister). These are named in Part 1 of Schedule 1 Autonomous Crown entities (which must have regard to gov‐ ernment policy when directed by the responsible Minister). These are named in Part 2 of Schedule 1 Independent Crown entities (which are generally independ‐ ent of government policy). These are named in Part 3 of Schedule 1 Definition A company that is— (a) a subsidiary of another Crown entity under sections 5 to 8 of the Compan‐ ies Act 1993; or (b) a multi-parent subsidiary of 2 or more Crown entities