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- ↑ "Crown Entities Act 2004". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office.
- ↑ Statutory Crown Entities: A guide for Ministers, State Services Commission, June 2014, ISBN 978-0-478-43404-0
- ↑ "Crown Entities: A guide for Ministers". State Services Commission. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010.
- ↑ New Zealand Productivity Commission Initial Inquiry Terms of References, Office of the Minister of Finance