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Crown Entities Act 2004

Establishment and governance of Crown entities - Statutory entities - Establishment of statutory entity

15: Status of statutory entity

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"What is a statutory entity: a separate legal body"

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When you hear about a statutory entity, you need to know it is a body corporate. This means it is a separate legal entity, which is different from its members, the people who work for it, and the government. It keeps existing until a new law is made to dissolve it.

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Part 2Establishment and governance of Crown entities
Statutory entities: Establishment of statutory entity

15Status of statutory entity

  1. A statutory entity—

  2. is a body corporate; and
    1. is accordingly a legal entity separate from its members, office holders, employees, and the Crown; and
      1. continues in existence until it is dissolved by an Act.