Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Fidelity Funds

310: Conveyancing Practitioners' Fidelity Fund

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"A special savings account to protect people's money when buying or selling a house"

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The New Zealand Society of Conveyancers must make rules for a fidelity fund. You can think of a fidelity fund as a special kind of savings account that helps protect people's money. The rules must say how the fund's accounts are checked each year by a qualified auditor, which means someone who is an expert at checking accounts, as defined in section 35 of the Financial Reporting Act 2013. The fund belongs to the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers and is held in trust. This means the society is responsible for looking after the fund and using it for the right purposes. The rules for the fund are a type of law, and you can learn more about how these laws are published by looking at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The New Zealand Society of Conveyancers must appoint a qualified auditor to check the fund's accounts. The auditor will make sure the accounts are correct and honest. The fund is an important part of how the society works and helps keep people's money safe.

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Part 10Fidelity Funds

310Conveyancing Practitioners' Fidelity Fund

  1. Subject to this Part, the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers must make practice rules for the establishment, maintenance, and management of a fidelity fund to be known as the Conveyancing Practitioners' Fidelity Fund.

  2. The rules must provide for the accounts of the Conveyancing Practitioners' Fidelity Fund to be audited annually by a qualified auditor (within the meaning of section 35 of the Financial Reporting Act 2013) appointed for the purpose by the Council of the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers.

  3. The Conveyancing Practitioners' Fidelity Fund is to be the property of the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers and is to be held in trust for the purposes specified in this Part.

  4. Practice rules under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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  • Section 310(2): amended, on , by section 17 of the Financial Reporting Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 64).
  • Section 310(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).