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Conservation Act 1987

Sports Fish and Game Councils - New Zealand Fish and Game Council

26H: Crown entity

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"What is a Crown entity, a special group that is part of the government?"

The New Zealand Fish and Game Council is a Crown entity for certain purposes under the Public Finance Act 1989, which you can find at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM162719. This means it is an organisation listed in Schedule 4 of that Act. You can think of it like a special kind of group that is part of the government.

The Council is also a public entity, which is defined in section 4 of the Public Audit Act 2001. This Act says that the Auditor-General is in charge of checking the Council's finances. The Auditor-General is like a watchdog who makes sure the Council is using its money correctly.

As a public entity, the Council has to follow certain rules and guidelines, and the Auditor-General helps to make sure it is doing so. You can learn more about the Public Audit Act 2001 and its role in overseeing public entities like the New Zealand Fish and Game Council.

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New Zealand Fish and Game Council

26HCrown entity

  1. The New Zealand Fish and Game Council is, for the purposes of subpart 2 of Part 5 of the Public Finance Act 1989, an organisation named or described in Schedule 4 of that Act.

  2. The Council is a public entity as defined in section 4 of the Public Audit Act 2001 and, in accordance with that Act, the Auditor-General is its auditor.

Notes
  • Section 26H: substituted, on , by section 12 of the Conservation Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 108).
  • Section 26H(1): amended, on , by section 37(1) of the Public Finance Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 113).
  • Section 26H(2): substituted, on , by section 53 of the Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10).