Version as at 1 July 2024 Crown Entities Act 2004 Part 3 s 129 indemnify includes relieve or excuse from liability, whether before or after the liability arises, and indemnity has a corresponding meaning member includes a person who was a member at any time after the com‐ mencement of this Act but who is no longer a member office holder includes a person who was an office holder at any time after the commencement of this Act but who is no longer an office holder. Dealings with third parties by statutory entities 127 Method of contracting (1) A contract or other enforceable obligation may be entered into by a statutory entity as provided in this section. (2) An obligation that, if entered into by an individual, is required to be by deed may be entered into on behalf of a statutory entity in writing, signed under the name of the entity,— (a) by 2 or more of its members or, if the entity is a corporation sole, by the sole member; or (b) by 1 or more attorneys appointed by the entity under section 129(1). (3) An obligation that, if entered into by an individual, is required to be in writing may be entered into on behalf of a statutory entity in writing by a person acting under the entity’s express or implied authority. (4) An obligation that, if entered into by an individual, is not required to be in writing may be entered into on behalf of a statutory entity in writing or orally by a person acting under the entity’s express or implied authority. (5) This section applies to a contract or other obligation— (a) whether or not that obligation was entered into in New Zealand; and (b) whether or not the law governing that obligation is the law of New Zealand. Section 127(2)(b): amended, on 18 July 2013, by section 32 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). 128 Seal (1) A statutory entity may have a common seal if its board adopts one. (2) The common seal of a statutory entity (if it has one) must be judicially noticed in all courts and for all purposes. 129 Attorneys (1) A statutory entity may, by an instrument in writing executed in accordance with section 127(2), appoint a person as its attorney either generally or in relation to a specified matter. 61