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Interpretation Act 1987
13ANSW Government agencies and statutory bodies representing the Crown
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#### 13A NSW Government agencies and statutory bodies representing the Crown
13A NSW Government agencies and statutory bodies representing the Crown
> > (1) If an Act provides that a body is—
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> > > (a) a NSW Government agency, or
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> > > (b) a statutory body representing the Crown,
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> > the body has the status, privileges and immunities of the Crown.
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> > (2) If an Act provides that a body—
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> > > (a) is not or does not represent the Crown, or
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> > > (b) is not a NSW Government agency or a statutory body representing the Crown,
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> > the body does not have the status, privileges and immunities of the Crown.
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> > (3) This section extends (without limiting its operation)—
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> > > (a) to a provision that is expressed to be made for the purposes of any Act or more generally, and
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> > > (b) to privileges and immunities conferred by law expressly or as a matter of construction.
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> > (4) In any Act or instrument—
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> > > (a) a reference to a NSW Government agency includes a reference to a body that is declared to be a statutory body representing the Crown, or
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> > > (b) a reference to a statutory body representing the Crown includes a reference to a body that is declared to be a NSW Government agency.
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> > (5) In this section, the Crown includes the State and the Government of the State.
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> **s 13A:** Ins 2006 No 43, Sch 1 \[1\].