13A   NSW Government agencies and statutory bodies representing the Crown

(1)  If an Act provides that a body is:

(a)  a NSW Government agency, or

(b)  a statutory body representing the Crown,

      the body has the status, privileges and immunities of the Crown.

(2)  If an Act provides that a body:

(a)  is not or does not represent the Crown, or

(b)  is not a NSW Government agency or a statutory body representing the Crown,

      the body does not have the status, privileges and immunities of the Crown.

(3)  This section extends (without limiting its operation):

(a)  to a provision that is expressed to be made for the purposes of any Act or more generally, and

(b)  to privileges and immunities conferred by law expressly or as a matter of construction.

(4)  In any Act or instrument:

(a)  a reference to a NSW Government agency includes a reference to a body that is declared to be a statutory body representing the Crown, or

(b)  a reference to a statutory body representing the Crown includes a reference to a body that is declared to be a NSW Government agency.

(5)  In this section, the Crown includes the State and the Government of the State.