Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Register, regulations, amendments, and other miscellaneous provisions - Register of incorporated societies - Registrar’s powers of inspection

247: Disclosure of information and reports

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"Sharing Information About Incorporated Societies"

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You are a person who helps the Registrar check incorporated societies. If you get documents or information while doing this, you might need to give them to the Registrar or other people. You must follow the Registrar's directions about who to give the documents to. You must not share the documents or information with others, except in certain situations. These situations include when the Registrar says you can, or when the information is already public. You can also share the information with a liquidator, or when you are involved in a criminal case. If you do not follow these rules, you can get a fine of up to $10,000. The Registrar has the power to decide who can see the documents and information. You must always follow the Registrar's directions when dealing with documents and information about incorporated societies.

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246: Offence to obstruct or hinder, or

"Don't stop the Registrar doing their job or you could be fined."

248: Inspector's report admissible in liquidation proceedings, or

"A court can use an inspector's report as evidence in a company liquidation case."

Part 6Register, regulations, amendments, and other miscellaneous provisions
Register of incorporated societies: Registrar’s powers of inspection

247Disclosure of information and reports

This section applies to a person (A) who is authorised by the Registrar for the purpose of section 244 and who has—
obtained a document or other information in the course of making an inspection under that section; or
prepared a report in relation to an inspection under that section.

A must, if directed to do so by the Registrar, give the document, information, or report to—
the Registrar; or
the Minister; or
the chief executive of the Ministry; or
any person authorised by the Registrar to receive the document, information, or report for the purposes of this Act or in connection with the exercise of powers conferred by this Act; or
a liquidator for the purposes of the liquidation of a society; or
any person authorised by the Registrar to receive the document, information, or report for the purposes of detecting offences against any Act.

A must not disclose that document, information, or report except—
under subsection (2); or
subject to the approval of the Registrar, with the consent of the person to whom it relates; or
subject to the approval of the Registrar, for the purposes of this Act or in connection with the exercise of powers conferred by this Act; or
to the extent that the information, or information contained in the document or report, is available under any Act or in a public document; or
subject to the approval of the Registrar, to a liquidator for the purposes of the liquidation of a society; or
in the course of criminal proceedings; or
subject to the approval of the Registrar, for the purpose of detecting offences against any Act.

A person who fails to comply with this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

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1993 No 105 s 366