13ANSW Government agencies and statutory bodies representing the Crown

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—

(a) a NSW Government agency, or

(b) a statutory body representing the Crown,

the body has the status, privileges and immunities of the Crown.

(2) If an Act provides that a body—

(a) is not or does not represent the Crown, or

(b) is not a NSW Government agency or a statutory body representing the Crown,

the body does not have the status, privileges and immunities of the Crown.

(3) This section extends (without limiting its operation)—

(a) to a provision that is expressed to be made for the purposes of any Act or more generally, and

(b) to privileges and immunities conferred by law expressly or as a matter of construction.

(4) In any Act or instrument—

(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

(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.

(5) In this section, the Crown includes the State and the Government of the State.

s 13A: Ins 2006 No 43, Sch 1 [1].