7Statutory offices

#### 7 Statutory offices (1) For the purposes of this Act, a statutory office is: (a) an office established by or under: (i) an Act; or (ii) regulations made under an Act; or (iii) a law of a Territory; or (b) an office specified in a written declaration made by the Minister under this paragraph. > Note: For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003. Declarations (2) A declaration under paragraph (1)(b) is a legislative instrument. (3) Despite anything in regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 44(2)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003, section 42 (disallowance) of that Act applies to a declaration under paragraph (1)(b) of this section. (4) A declaration under paragraph (1)(b) may be expressed to commence on a day not earlier than 12 months before the making of the declaration. (5) If: (a) a declaration is made under paragraph (1)(b); and (b) before the start of the 12‑month period ending immediately before the making of the declaration, basic employer contributions were accepted or purportedly accepted in respect of a holder of the office to whom the declaration relates; the declaration may be expressed to commence on a day not earlier than the earliest day on which those contributions were accepted or purportedly accepted.