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Companies Act 1993

Company constitution

26: No requirement for company to have constitution

You could also call this:

“Companies can decide whether to have a constitution or not”

A company in New Zealand can choose whether or not to have a constitution. It’s not something you must have for your company. You can decide if you want one or not. It’s up to you and your company to make this choice.

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Part 5 Company constitution

26No requirement for company to have constitution

  1. A company may but does not have to have a constitution.