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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Preliminary provisions

10: Act binds the Crown

You could also call this:

"The government must follow this law too"

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This proposed law will apply to the Crown. The Crown means the government and its departments. This part of the proposed law is connected to section 11.

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Government and voting > Government departments

9: Transitional, savings, and related provisions, or

"Special rules to help when the new law starts"

11: Enforcement of Act against the Crown, or

"Holding the Government Responsible for Following the Law"

Part 1Preliminary provisions

10Act binds the Crown

This Act binds the Crown.
This section is subject to section 11.

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2002 No 33 s 5