Part 2 s 70
Crown Entities Act 2004
Version as at
1 July 2024
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What is fair value
(1)
The entity is presumed to receive fair value in respect of an act that is done
by the entity in the ordinary course of its business and on usual terms and
conditions.
(2)
Whether an entity receives fair value in respect of an act must be determined
on the basis of the information known to the entity and to the interested
member at the time the act is done.
Compare: 1993 No 105 s 141(3), (4)
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Onus of proving fair value
(1)
A person seeking to prevent an act being avoided, and who knew, or ought
reasonably to have known, of the member’s interest at the time the act was
done, has the onus of establishing fair value.
(2)
In any other case, the entity has the onus of establishing that it did not receive
fair value.
Compare: 1993 No 105 s 141(5)
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Effect of avoidance on third parties
The avoidance of an act under section 69 does not affect the title or interest
of a person to or in property that that person has acquired if the property was
acquired—
(a)
from a person other than the entity; and
(b)
for valuable consideration; and
(c)
without knowledge of the circumstances of the act under which the
person referred to in paragraph (a) acquired the property from the entity.
Delegation
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Ability to delegate
(1)
The board of a statutory entity may delegate any of the functions or powers of
the entity or the board, either generally or specifically, to any of the following
persons by resolution and written notice to the person or persons:
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(a)
a member or members:
(b)
the chief executive or any other employee or employees, or office holder
or holders, of the entity:
(c)
a committee:
(d)
any other person or persons approved by the entity’s responsible Minis‐
ter:
(e)
any class of persons comprised of any of the persons listed in paragraphs
(a) to (d):
(f)
a Crown entity subsidiary of the statutory entity.