19Ministerial references

19 Ministerial references (1) A minister is a person holding a Ministerial office. (2) A reference in an Act to the Minister: (a) is a reference to: (i) the minister administering the Act in or for which the expression is used; or (ii) if different ministers are administering the Act in different respects, each of the ministers to the extent the minister is administering it in the relevant respect; and (b) includes a minister acting for the Minister.

Interpretation Act 1978 18 (3) A reference to the minister administering a provision of an Act or having responsibility for an area or activity of government is a reference to the minister to whom the provision or responsibility for the area or activity is allocated by an Administrative Arrangements Order or Act. (4) A reference in a provision of an Act to the Minister or a specified minister (including a reference to a minister that no longer exists) includes a reference to the minister to whom the administration of the provision is allocated by an Administrative Arrangements Order or Act. (5) If a reference is made in a provision of an Act to the Minister and the administration of the provision has not been allocated to a minister by an Administrative Arrangements Order or Act, the reference is a reference to any minister.