Definitions for "Crown entity"
Keywords:  acc, subsidiary, zealand, dhbs, papa
a type of organisation that forms part of New Zealand New Zealand is a country of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
a type of organisation that forms part of New Zealand's state sector
An organisation listed in the Fourth Schedule to the Public Finance Act 1989, or a subsidiary of an organisation listed there. The term crown entity covers a wide range of very different organisations that collectively undertake a range of different functions: regulatory, advisory, service delivery, devolved purchase and ownership. Most crown entities exist under their own governing legislation. They form part of the crown reporting entity, but are not part of the Crown itself. They are sometimes referred to as the second or middle tier in the 'three tier State'.