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Crown Entities Act 2004

Establishment and governance of Crown entities - Statutory entities - Individual duties of members

53: Duty to comply with this Act and entity's Act

You could also call this:

"Follow the rules: do what the law and your organisation's law say"

If you are a member of a statutory entity, you must follow the rules in this Act and the entity's own Act. You cannot do something that breaks these rules, or help someone else break them. You also cannot agree to let the entity break these rules, you have to comply with them.

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Part 2Establishment and governance of Crown entities
Statutory entities: Individual duties of members

53Duty to comply with this Act and entity's Act

  1. A member of a statutory entity must not contravene, or cause the contravention of, or agree to the entity contravening, this Act or the entity's Act.