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Crown Entities Act 2004

Operation of Crown entities - Miscellaneous provisions

133: Power to request information

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You are part of a Crown entity. The board of your Crown entity must give information to its Minister when asked. The Minister of Finance can also ask for information. The Minister for the Public Service can ask for information to assess how well the State services are doing. The Minister for the Public Service can only ask for information for a specific reason. They must ask a group of at least three Crown entities that have something in common. You cannot use the information given to the Minister for the Public Service to assess how well your Crown entity is doing. This rule is connected to section 134 and Part 4.

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Part 3Operation of Crown entities
Miscellaneous provisions

133Power to request information

  1. The board of a Crown entity must supply to its responsible Minister any information relating to the operations and performance of the Crown entity that the Minister requests.

  2. The board of a Crown entity must supply to the Minister of Finance any information requested by the Minister in connection with the exercise of his or her powers under Part 4.

  3. The board of a Crown entity must supply to the Minister for the Public Service any information requested by the Minister in accordance with subsection (2B).

  4. The Minister for the Public Service—

  5. may request a Crown entity to supply information only for the purpose of assessing the capability and performance of the State services; and
    1. must make the request to a group of Crown entities that—
      1. is made up of at least 3 Crown entities; and
        1. has in common at least 1 significant characteristic that relates to the information requested (for example, the characteristic could relate to the Crown entities' asset holdings or presence in a region).

        2. Information supplied under subsection (2A) must not be used for the purpose of assessing the operations and performance of the Crown entity or the Crown entity group.

        3. This section is subject to section 134.

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        Notes
        • Section 133(2A): inserted, on , by section 33 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51).
        • Section 133(2A): amended, on , by section 43 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 74).
        • Section 133(2B): inserted, on , by section 33 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51).
        • Section 133(2B): amended, on , by section 43 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 74).
        • Section 133(2C): inserted, on , by section 33 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51).