Companies Act 1993

Companies Act 1993

Introduction

“Updating rules to make companies work better and fairer”

This law is about making changes to the rules for companies. It aims to update and improve how companies work. The changes will affect different areas of company operations and management.

You’ll find new rules about how companies should be run and what they need to do. These changes are meant to make things clearer and fairer for everyone involved with companies.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM319569.

Topics:
Business > Industry rules
Business > Fair trading

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1: Short Title and commencement, or

“This section explains the official name of the law and when it took effect”

Companies Act 1993

Reprint as at:
2024-03-01
Assent:
1993-09-28
Commencement:
see section 1(2)

The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.


An Act to reform the law relating to companies, and, in particular,—