New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

, the Crown Entities Act 2004 is a statute which provides the framework for the establishment, governance, and operation of

Crown entities A Crown entity (from the Commonwealth term ''Crown'') is an organisation that forms part of New Zealand's state sector established under the Crown Entities Act 2004, a unique umbrella governance and accountability statute. The Crown Entities Act ...

; and to clarify accountability relationships between Crown entities, their board members, their responsible Ministers on behalf of the Crown, and the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

External links

Text of the Act
Statutes of New Zealand 2004 in New Zealand law {{NewZealand-law-stub