A statutory authority is a body set up by law which is authorised to enforce legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state. They are typically found in countries which are governed by a British style of parliamentary democracy. They are common in the UK, Australia, New Zealand etc. but are also found elsewhere. In Britain, many such bodie...
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a government agency set up by an Act of Parliament, more or less independent of day-to-day ministerial control, usually not bound by public service procedures to the same extent as ordinary departments, and which is responsible finally to Parliament
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https://www.aph.gov.au/help/glossary
An organisation that is required by law to provide public services and receives central or local government funding, for example health authorities and local authorities.
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https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20141
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