LEGISLATION ACT 2001 - SECT 246 Definitions—pt 19.5

LEGISLATION ACT 2001 - SECT 246

In this part:

"administrator", of a law, means the entity administering or responsible for the law.

"agency" means—

        (a)     an administrative unit; or

        (b)     a statutory office-holder; or

        (c)     any other entity established for a public purpose under a law;

and includes a member of, or a member of the staff of, the agency.

"business address", of an individual, corporation or agency in relation to anything done or to be done under a law, includes the latest business address, or address for service of notices (however described), of the individual, corporation or agency (if any) recorded in a register or other records kept by the administrator of the law.

"corporation" does not include an agency.

"document" includes a notice, an article that may be sent by post or anything else.

"email address", of an individual, corporation or agency in relation to anything done or to be done under a law, includes the latest email address of the individual, corporation or agency (if any) recorded in a register or other records kept by the administrator of the law.

"executive officer" means—

        (a)     for a corporation—a person (however described and whether or not the person is a director of the corporation) who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management; or

        (b)     for an agency that is an administrative unit—the director-general of the administrative unit; or

        (c)     for an agency that is a statutory office-holder—the occupant of the position; or

        (d)     for an agency constituted by 2 or more people—the person who is entitled, because of the position occupied by the person, to preside at any meeting of the agency at which the person is present; or

        (e)     for any other agency—the chief executive officer (however described) of the agency; or

        (f)     for any agency—a person (however described) who is concerned with, or takes part in, the agency's management.

"fax number", of an individual, corporation or agency in relation to anything done or to be done under a law, includes the latest fax number of the individual, corporation or agency (if any) recorded in a register or other records kept by the administrator of the law.

"home address", of an individual in relation to anything done or to be done under a law, includes the latest home address, or address for service of notices (however described), of the person (if any) recorded in a register or other records kept by the administrator of the law.

"responsible", for a law, means allocated responsibility for the law under the Public Sector Management Act 1994

, section 14 (1) (b) (Ministerial responsibility and functions of administrative units).