Crown Organisations (Criminal Liability) Act 2002

Introduction

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"Making Sure Government Organisations Follow the Rules"

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This Act has a few main goals. You will see it is used to put into action the ideas from the Noble report. It also helps with prosecuting Crown organisations for breaking rules under the Building Act 2004, the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and the Resource Management Act 1991. The Act enables courts to order Crown organisations to follow the Building Act 2004. You can think of this like a court telling someone they have to do something. It makes sure Crown organisations comply with the rules. The Act also makes some changes to other laws. These changes are related to the main goals of the Act. They help make sure everything works together properly. You can find more information about the laws mentioned in the Act by looking at the Building Act 2004, the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and the Resource Management Act 1991.

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Crown Organisations (Criminal Liability) Act 2002

Reprint as at:
2025-11-13
Assent:
2002-10-17
Commencement:
see section 2

The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.