Part 3Regulation of deposit takers
Standards: Subject matter of standards
90Other matters
A standard may regulate, deal with, or otherwise relate to 1 or more of the following matters:
Outsourcing
- arrangements for any business, or functions relating to any business, of a deposit taker to be carried on by any person other than the deposit taker:
- when a transaction is a significant transaction in respect of which approval is required under subpart 5 of Part 2 and when a part of a business is material for the purposes of section 41:
- restrictions or prohibitions on either or both of the following:
- the activities that a deposit taker may carry out other than in their capacity as a deposit taker:
- the activities that a deposit taker (other than an overseas person) may carry out outside New Zealand:
- the activities that a deposit taker may carry out other than in their capacity as a deposit taker:
- internal controls and assurance, including—
- internal controls in connection with organisational structure, accounting systems, checks and balances, and safeguarding property; and
- the review and assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls; and
- the performance of an independent and effective internal assurance function:
- internal controls in connection with organisational structure, accounting systems, checks and balances, and safeguarding property; and
- any other matters that may be prescribed in the regulations.
In this section, internal assurance function includes—
- assessing policies, processes, and internal controls; and
- providing assurance that policies and processes are being complied with.


