Business
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Weights and Measures Act 1987
Explaining important words and ideas in the Weights and Measures Act
2: Interpretation
Weights and Measures Act 1987
This law applies to everyone, including the government
3: Act to bind the Crown
Weights and Measures Act 1987
New Zealand uses metric units like kilograms and metres for measuring things
4: Metric standards of weights and measures
Weights and Measures Act 1987
The government keeps special measuring tools to make sure weights and measures are correct
5: Departmental standards
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Inspectors get special measuring tools to check if things are the right size or weight
7: Inspectors' working standards
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Rules for keeping and checking measurement tools used by certified measurers
7A: Accredited persons' working standards
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Rules about using metric measurements for buying, selling, and making agreements
8: Obligations to use metric system of weights and measures
Weights and Measures Act 1987
When you can use different ways of measuring things instead of the metric system
9: Exceptions to obligations to use metric system of weights and measures
Weights and Measures Act 1987
You must use metric units when selling things in New Zealand
10: Obligation to use metric system in advertising goods for sale
Weights and Measures Act 1987
When you don't need to use metric measurements in ads for selling things
11: Exceptions to obligation to use metric weights and measures in advertising goods for sale
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Rules for selling things fairly: making sure you get what you pay for
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Breaking rules about weighing and measuring things can get you in trouble with the law
14: Offences
Weights and Measures Act 1987
It's against the law to give less than what someone paid for when selling things
16: Offence to supply short weight, measure, or number
Weights and Measures Act 1987
It's against the law to sell things with less inside than what the package says
16A: Offence to supply weight, measure, or number not in accordance with stated quantity
Weights and Measures Act 1987
It's wrong to lie about how much you're buying
17: Offence for purchaser to state incorrect weight, measure, or number
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Sellers must get a note about how much you're buying
18: Statement of true weight, etc, to be supplied to seller
Weights and Measures Act 1987
The government must okay measuring tools before they can be used officially
20: Approval of appliances
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Weights and measures used for trading need a special approval stamp
21: Weights and measures to be stamped with mark of verification
Weights and Measures Act 1987
This explains how to get a certificate that shows your weights and measures are correct
22A: Certificate of accuracy
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Telling someone their scales or measuring tools don't follow the rules
23: Notification of non-compliance
Weights and Measures Act 1987
It's against the law to use or keep incorrect measuring tools for business
24: Offence to use or possess false or unjust weight or measure
Weights and Measures Act 1987
The law used to have people who checked if weights and measures were correct
25: Chief Inspector and Deputy Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures Act 1987
People who check if weights and measures are correct
26: Inspectors of Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Inspectors can check shops and vehicles to make sure weights and measures are fair
28: Powers of Inspectors
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Inspectors can't check weights and measures not used for buying and selling anymore
30: Inspector may inspect weights, measures, etc, not used for trade
Weights and Measures Act 1987
How the Secretary allows people to check and approve weights and measures
30A: Appointment of accredited persons
Weights and Measures Act 1987
How to ask to become an official checker for weights and measures
30B: Application for accreditation
Weights and Measures Act 1987
How long accreditation lasts and how to renew it
30C: Duration and renewal of accreditation
Weights and Measures Act 1987
When an accredited person can be stopped from working for a while
30DA: Suspension of accreditation
Weights and Measures Act 1987
What happens when your approval to measure things is put on hold
30DB: Effect of suspension of accreditation
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Rules for accredited people can be changed, removed, or added
30E: Revocation, etc, of conditions
Weights and Measures Act 1987
You can challenge the Secretary's choices about weight and measure experts in court
30F: Appeals against decisions of Secretary
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Court can ask someone to look at an appeal again
30H: Court may refer appeals back for reconsideration
Weights and Measures Act 1987
What inspectors can do to check if you're following the rules about weights and measures
30I: Powers of inspection
Weights and Measures Act 1987
You might be responsible if your workers break weight and measure rules
31: Liability of principal for acts of agents, etc
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Rules about pretending to be inspectors and using fake stamps or marks on weights and measures
32: Offences
Weights and Measures Act 1987
What happens if you break the weights and measures rules
33: Penalties
Weights and Measures Act 1987
This part about rule-breaking fines has been taken out of the law
33A: Infringement fee
Weights and Measures Act 1987
The law assumes weights and measures at work are for trading
37: Presumption as to possession of weights, measures, etc, for use for trade
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Rules for fair and accurate weights and measures in New Zealand
41: Regulations
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Rules for checking if package contents match their labels
41A: Regulations for purposes of section 16A(3)
Weights and Measures Act 1987
List of official measurements used in New Zealand
Schedule 2: Standards of weights and measures
Weights and Measures Act 1987
List of old rules about weights and measures that were replaced by this new law
Schedule 3:
Weights and Measures Act 1987
This law explains how weights and measures keep buying and selling fair for everyone
1A: Purpose
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Some special weighing or measuring tools used in trade need a paper to show they're correct
22B: Certificate of accuracy required for certain weighing or measuring instruments
Conservation Act 1987
Protecting areas next to water for conservation and fun activities
24C: Purposes of marginal strips
Conservation Act 1987
You might have to pay a fee if someone lets you do something that helps you make money.
60D: Royalties, etc, may be required in certain circumstances
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Helping you understand and trust money matters
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
When this law starts working and how it's decided
2: Commencement
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
This law explains who needs to be registered to provide money services and how to handle complaints
3: Overview
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Words and their meanings in this law about money services
4: Interpretation
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
What counts as a financial service in this law
5: Meaning of financial service
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
People and groups who don't count as financial service businesses
7: Persons who are not in business of providing financial service
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The government must follow this law too
8: Act binds the Crown
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
This part explains why we keep a list of money helpers and make sure they follow the rules
9: Purpose of this Part
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How to sign up and be removed from the list of financial service providers
10: Registration and deregistration
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Financial service businesses must register and join a special group to handle complaints
11: Person in business of providing financial service must be registered and member of approved dispute resolution scheme
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
You can only say you're a registered financial service provider if you really are
12: No holding out that in business of providing financial service unless registered and member of approved dispute resolution scheme
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
What you need to be a registered financial service provider
13: Qualifications for registration as financial service provider
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Who can't be registered because of past actions or current situations
14: Disqualified person
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How to sign up as a money helper
15: Application to be registered as financial service provider
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How the Registrar signs you up as a financial service provider
16: Registration of financial service provider
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How a financial service provider can change their details
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Financial service providers must tell the Registrar about important changes
17: Duty to notify changes relating to financial service provider
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How a financial service provider can be removed from the register
18: Deregistration of financial service provider
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Letting a financial service provider know they might be taken off the list
19: Notice of intention to deregister
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How financial service providers can say no to being removed from the list
20: Objection to proposed deregistration of financial service provider
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The law says the Registrar must tell people when a financial service provider is taken off the list
21: Notification of deregistration of financial service provider
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The Registrar keeps a list of people and companies that help with money
24: Register of financial service providers
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
What is the list of financial service providers for and how does it help people?
26: Purposes of register
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
List of important details about financial service providers kept in an official record
27: Contents of register
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
You must tell the Registrar about your money business every year
28: Annual confirmation
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The person in charge must update the list of financial service providers when things change
29: Registrar must amend register in certain circumstances
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The Registrar can say no to papers that don't follow the rules
30: Registrar may refuse to accept document
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Why you can look at the list of financial service providers
32: Search purposes
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Registrar can give some tasks to other people
36: Power of Registrar to delegate
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How the Registrar can check if you're following the rules for financial services
37: Registrar’s inspection powers
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Company bosses can get in trouble if their company breaks the law
40: Offence also committed by director
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
It's against the law to lie or hide facts when registering as a financial service provider
41: Offence to make false or misleading representation
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How to challenge decisions about your financial service provider registration
42: Appeals from Registrar’s decisions and FMA directions
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Rules for managing financial services and providers
44: Regulations under Part 1 and this Part
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
What an approved dispute resolution scheme is and how it works
50: Meaning of approved dispute resolution scheme
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Asking for approval to run a complaint-solving service
51: Application for approval
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Things the Minister must think about before saying yes to a new way of solving money problems
52: Mandatory considerations for approval
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Minister decides if a complaint-handling system can be used
53: Minister must decide application for approval
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The government can stop a dispute resolution scheme if it doesn't follow the rules
56: Withdrawal of approval
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The Government tells a complaint-handling group they might lose their approval
57: Notice of intention to withdraw approval
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
What happens to members when a dispute resolution scheme loses approval
61: Effect of withdrawal of approval on members of dispute resolution scheme
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Scheme managers must show everyone who belongs to their group online
62: List of members
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Rules for solving problems with financial service providers
63: Rules about approved dispute resolution scheme
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The rule about having a backup plan for solving money problems is no longer used
72: Appointment of reserve scheme
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
You used to be able to disagree if someone wanted to remove a financial service provider from a list, but this rule no longer exists.
75: Objection to intended recommendation for revocation
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Rules for settling money arguments with financial companies
79: Regulations under this Part
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Re-adding a financial service provider to the official list
22: Reregistration of financial service provider
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Financial service providers need to join a special group that handles customer complaints
48: Financial service provider must be member of dispute resolution scheme
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Working together and sharing important information when handling money complaints
67: Duty to co-operate and communicate information in certain circumstances
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Sharing information when setting up a backup plan for financial services (no longer applies)
76: Duty to co-operate and communicate information in certain circumstances
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Who can give and who needs special permits for money services
Schedule 2: Licensing authorities and licensed providers
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
People who want fewer protections when getting money help
49A: Who are eligible investors
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
When someone says they're a big business customer, you need to check they really understand what that means
49B: Acceptance of certification
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Breaking the law if you don't follow a court order about solving problems with customers
49G: Offence to fail to comply with District Court order
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Rules about fees for financial services were removed
78A: Levy
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Money penalties for breaking rules about selling to businesses
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Money penalty for breaking wholesale certification rules
79A: Pecuniary order for contravening wholesale certification requirement
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Court can order payment for breaking wholesale certification rules
79B: Compensation for contravention of wholesale certification requirement
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
This law aims to make money-related activities safe, fair, and easy to understand for everyone
2A: Purposes of this Act
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The FMA can stop people from registering as financial providers if it might mislead others
15A: Purpose of FMA's powers relating to registration
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The FMA can stop you from becoming a registered financial service provider
15B: FMA may prevent registration of financial service provider
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
FMA can stop someone from registering as a financial service provider, even if they meet all other rules
15C: FMA may prevent registration regardless of whether applicant is otherwise qualified to be registered
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Why the FMA can remove someone from the financial service providers list
18A: Purpose of FMA's powers relating to deregistration
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
FMA can check if a financial service provider should be taken off the list
18B: Consideration of deregistration of financial service provider by FMA
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
FMA can remove a financial service provider from the register for any reason
18C: FMA may direct deregistration regardless of whether section 18(1) applies
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Rules for switching to new laws about money services
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
This law explains who must follow the rules about financial services
7A: Application of Act
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
You don't need to sign up twice for some money-related jobs if you're already signed up for similar work
12A: Registration for certain overlapping services not required
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The Registrar can't sign up a financial adviser again if they were told not to
22A: Registrar must not reregister financial adviser if direction has been made
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
When and how your registration as a financial service provider can be paused
22B: Suspension of registration
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How to sign up as a financial advisor, even if you're not the boss
22C: Registration of financial advisers
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Financial advisers can lose their registration if they don't work with a provider for a long time
22D: Financial adviser may be deregistered if not engaged by provider for extended period
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
A simple guide to who hires a financial adviser when they work through someone else
44A: Who financial adviser is treated as engaged by when engaged indirectly
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
FMA oversees licensing for people who run financial markets
44B: FMA acts as licensing authority in relation to operators of financial product markets
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How the Commerce Commission can share information about some businesses
23: Information-sharing provisions between Registrar and Commission
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Tell the Commerce Commission if you think a mobile trader might be breaking credit laws
67A: Duty to communicate information about mobile traders
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Rules about how the Companies Office can use fees to run its registers
44AA: Validation of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc
Immigration Act 2009
Employers can be penalised for knowingly allowing unauthorised work
350: Offences by employers
Immigration Act 2009
Fines for education providers who break immigration rules
358: Penalties: education providers
Immigration Act 2009
Explaining important terms used in this part of the Immigration Act
359: Interpretation
Immigration Act 2009
Employers' responsibilities and legal protections when hiring non-New Zealand workers
456: Offences by employers
Immigration Act 2009
Fee for visitors to help protect New Zealand's environment and support tourism
399A: International visitor conservation and tourism levy
Immigration Act 2009
Rules and fines for employers hiring workers from overseas
359A: Employment infringement offence
Immigration Act 2009
How employers can receive immigration infringement notices
365B: How infringement notice may be served: employers
Immigration Act 2009
Sharing information about employers who break immigration laws
383A: Publication of names and information in respect of immigration offences
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Making urgent deals during an emergency
94: Contracts in urgent cases
Local Government Act 2002
Explaining what organisations councils control or have a say in running
6: Meaning of council-controlled organisation and council organisation
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for big councils starting new projects
16: Significant new activities proposed by regional council
Local Government Act 2002
Directors of council-run groups must help reach the group's goals
58: Role of directors of council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for how councils make choices about the groups they control
60: Decisions relating to operation of council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about what groups working for councils can do
61: Activities undertaken on behalf of local authorities
Local Government Act 2002
Local councils can't promise to cover the costs of businesses they control
62: Prohibition on guarantees, etc
Local Government Act 2002
Organisations run by councils must make plans about what they will do
64: Statements of intent for council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
Regular updates on council-controlled organisations' activities
66: Half-yearly or quarterly reports
Local Government Act 2002
Council groups must write a yearly report about what they did
67: Annual report
Local Government Act 2002
What must be included in reports about how council-run organisations are doing
68: Content of reports on operations of council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
The council's company must show its money details and goals in a yearly report
69: Financial statements and auditor's report
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for council companies that are listed on the stock market
71A: Application of Part to listed companies
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for companies connected to council-controlled organisations
72: Application of Act to related companies
Local Government Act 2002
Rules that protect you when you use your stuff as a promise for money you borrow
114: Constraints on receiver
Local Government Act 2002
Rules that protect deals made with local councils, even if the council makes mistakes
117: Protected transactions
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for making local laws about things like permits and fees
151: General provisions applying to bylaws made under this Act
Local Government Act 2002
Letting others help run the city's rules, but the city stays in charge
179: Contracting out administration of enforcement
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for businesses putting waste water into council drains
196: Discharge of trade wastes
Local Government Act 2002
Don't use a local council's special symbol without asking first
234: Unauthorised use of coat of arms
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for council-owned businesses to report their plans and results
276: First statement of intent and report and accounts of existing local authority trading enterprises
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for making your first plan if you're a special council group that started before July 2003
277: First statement of intent of other council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for community groups that look after money from selling port shares
298: Community trusts
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for selling business land bought before 2002
304: Sale of land purchased for commercial or industrial purposes
Local Government Act 2002
How changes to financial reporting standards affect government rules
259E: Effect of amendments to, or replacement of, standards incorporated by reference in regulations
Local Government Act 2002
How to prove that official standards are part of the rules
259F: Proof of standards incorporated by reference
Local Government Act 2002
How to fire people who help decide about building fees
199G: Removal of development contributions commissioners
Local Government Act 2002
Development contributions commissioners are protected from mistakes if they try their best
199L: Liability of development contributions commissioners
Local Government Act 2002
How a council or developer answers when asked to make a deal about building things
207B: Response to request for development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
What needs to be written in an agreement between a council and a builder
207C: Content of development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
A letter telling a council-owned company how to work with others
64B: Statement of expectations
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Rules for airlines working together on international flights
91: Application of Commerce Act 1986
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Rules for working together to run airports and share airport facilities
94: Joint ventures
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Rules for financing and protecting big moving things across countries
Schedule 7: Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Rules for buying, selling, and financing aeroplanes and other flying machines
Schedule 8: Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment
Trade Marks Act 2002
This law explains what trade marks are and what the rules about them are for
3: Purposes
Trade Marks Act 2002
This law explains what trade marks are and how they work in New Zealand
4: Overview
Trade Marks Act 2002
Explaining important words used in the trade mark law
5: Interpretation
Trade Marks Act 2002
What counts as using a sign for goods or services
6: Meaning of use of sign
Trade Marks Act 2002
What counts as using a trade mark in this law
7: Meaning of use of trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade Marks Act 2002
A registered trade mark is something you can own and protect like other property
9: Nature of registered trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
Registered trade marks give you special rights to use and share your logo or name
10: Rights that attach to registered trade marks
Trade Marks Act 2002
Extra rules about what you can do with your registered trade mark
11: Additional matters that relate to rights attaching to registered trade marks
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rights you get when you apply for a trade mark
12: Rights that attach to application
Trade Marks Act 2002
When you can get your trade mark officially listed
13: When trade mark registrable
Trade Marks Act 2002
Special rules for registering certification trade marks that show approval
14: Additional provisions that relate to registrability of certification trade marks
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for group-owned trade marks
15: Additional provisions that relate to registrability of collective trade marks
Trade Marks Act 2002
Getting early advice on whether your trade mark is unique enough
16: Commissioner's preliminary advice regarding distinctive character of trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade Marks Act 2002
Reasons why a trade mark can't be registered
17: Absolute grounds for not registering trade mark: general
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for when you can register a trade mark that isn't easily recognisable
Trade Marks Act 2002
You can't register a name or sign as a trade mark if it doesn't stand out
18: Non-distinctive trade mark not registrable
Trade Marks Act 2002
How colour affects whether a trade mark is unique
19: Relevance of colour to distinctive character of trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
You can't register a trade mark that uses a special place name if it might confuse people
20: Trade mark that contains geographical indication must not be registered in certain circumstances
Trade Marks Act 2002
You can't claim a chemical's common name as your own brand
21: Trade mark that contains commonly used chemical names must not be registered
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for using special words in trade marks
22: Registrability of trade mark that contains certain words
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for using someone's name or picture in your trade mark
23: Registrability of trade mark that contains person's name
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for trade marks with pictures of the Queen or Royal Family
24: Registrability of trade mark that contains representations of Royal Family
Trade Marks Act 2002
When can't you register a trade mark that's the same as or similar to another one?
25: Registrability of identical or similar trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
When you can register a trade mark even if it's like another one
26: Exceptions
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for using flags or symbols in trade marks
27: Registrability of trade mark that contains representation of flag, etc, generally
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for using other countries' symbols in your trade mark
28: Registrability of trade mark that contains flag, State emblems, etc, of convention country
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for using symbols of international groups in trade marks
29: Registrability of trade mark that contains armorial bearings, etc, of certain international organisations
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for using country symbols and names on trade marks
30: When emblems, etc, are protected under Paris Convention or TRIPS Agreement
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade marks are sorted into groups based on what they're used for
31: Classification of trade marks
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade Marks Act 2002
How to apply for registering your trade mark
32: Application: how made
Trade Marks Act 2002
When more than one person wants to share a trade mark
33: Joint applications
Trade Marks Act 2002
The order in which people ask to have their special names or symbols protected
Trade Marks Act 2002
How the Commissioner decides which trade mark application goes first when they're similar
34: Priority of applications for registration of identical or similar trade marks
Trade Marks Act 2002
The Commissioner tells you where your trade mark application stands in line
35: Commissioner's requirements in relation to applications without priority
Trade Marks Act 2002
Getting special treatment for your trade mark application in New Zealand
36: Priority of application to which convention country application relates
Trade Marks Act 2002
You can take back or change parts of your trade mark request
37: Withdrawal, etc, of application
Trade Marks Act 2002
The Commissioner or court can fix mistakes in trade mark applications, but some rules may limit this
38: When Commissioner or court may amend application
Trade Marks Act 2002
The Commissioner checks if your trade mark application follows the rules
39: Examination of application
Trade Marks Act 2002
The Commissioner checks if your trade mark application follows the rules
40: Acceptance of application
Trade Marks Act 2002
The Commissioner tells you if your application doesn't follow the rules and gives you time to fix it
41: Applicant must be notified of non-complying application
Trade Marks Act 2002
Commissioner can undo approval of trade mark applications before registration
42: Revocation of acceptance of application
Trade Marks Act 2002
When you might not be allowed to register your trade mark
43: Rejection of application
Trade Marks Act 2002
If you don't answer questions about your trade mark request in time, it might be cancelled
44: Abandonment of application
Trade Marks Act 2002
Commissioner must explain their decision about your application if you ask
45: Applicant must be notified of grounds, etc, of conditional acceptance or rejection of application
Trade Marks Act 2002
Telling everyone about a new trade mark request that's been approved
46: Advertisement of accepted application
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade Marks Act 2002
How to disagree with someone's request for a trade mark
47: Opposition to accepted application
Trade Marks Act 2002
How to respond if someone objects to your trade mark application
48: Applicant's counter-statement
Trade Marks Act 2002
The Commissioner decides if a trade mark can be registered after hearing arguments and looking at evidence
49: Commissioner's determination on opposition
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade Marks Act 2002
A trade mark gets registered when no one objects or if objections are sorted out
50: When trade mark must be registered
Trade Marks Act 2002
What happens when your trade mark is accepted
51: Commissioner's requirements on registration
Trade Marks Act 2002
Commissioner can help transfer trade marks when the owner dies without official papers
52: Commissioner may dispense with production of probate or letters of administration in certain cases
Trade Marks Act 2002
How to get a new trade mark certificate if you lost yours
53: Replacement of certificate of registration
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for using a special mark must be given before approval
54: When regulations that govern use of certification trade mark must be provided
Trade Marks Act 2002
Checking if a special trade mark application follows the rules and is good for everyone
55: Consideration of application for registration of certification trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for using special trademarks must be kept at the NZ trademark office for people to see
56: Approved regulations must be deposited at Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade marks usually last for 10 years after you register them
57: Duration of registration
Trade Marks Act 2002
How to keep your trade mark going for longer
58: Renewal of registration
Trade Marks Act 2002
How to keep your trade mark active by renewing it
59: Procedure for renewal of registration
Trade Marks Act 2002
What happens when a trade mark's registration expires but it's still on the list
60: Effect of registered-past expiry date status
Trade Marks Act 2002
Owners can choose to remove their trade mark from the register
61: Voluntary cancellation of registration of trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
Commissioner or court can remove or change your trade mark if you break the rules
62: Cancellation or alteration of registration of trade mark for breach of condition
Trade Marks Act 2002
Change or remove a special trade mark if it's not working properly
63: Cancellation or alteration of registration of certification trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
Removing or changing a group's special logo if there's a problem
64: Cancellation or alteration of registration of collective trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
How to ask for a trade mark to be taken off the register
65: Application for revocation of registration of trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
Reasons why you might lose your trade mark
66: Grounds for revoking registration of trade mark
Trade Marks Act 2002
Who needs to prove a trade mark is being used when someone wants to cancel it
67: Onus of proof for revocation of registration of trade mark for non-use
Trade Marks Act 2002
Erasing a brand's special name from the official list
68: Revocation of registration of trade mark
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax credits for research and development spending (no longer available)
LH 2: Tax credits relating to expenditure on research and development
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax credits are no longer available for research and development
LH 7: Research and development activities and related terms
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax credits for industry research co-operatives were removed from the law
LH 16: Industry research co-operatives
Income Tax Act 2007
How to handle money from selling business assets, including stock
CB 2: Amounts received on disposal of business assets that include trading stock
Income Tax Act 2007
Income from selling personal property in your business
CB 5: Business of dealing in personal property
Income Tax Act 2007
Income rules for selling land within 10 years if you or someone close to you is in land development
CB 10: Disposal within 10 years: land development or subdivision business
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax on land sold within 10 years of improvements by a house-building business
CB 11: Disposal within 10 years of improvement: building business
Income Tax Act 2007
Selling business premises: when tax doesn't apply
CB 19: Business exclusion from sections CB 6 to CB 11
Income Tax Act 2007
Money from selling patent applications or rights counts as income
CB 30: Disposal of patent applications or patent rights
Income Tax Act 2007
Income from transferred employee costs when buying a business
CB 31: Disposal of business: transferred employment income obligations
Income Tax Act 2007
Owner's income from reselling or re-leasing an item after a finance lease ends
CC 12: Lessor acquiring lease asset on expiry of term of lease
Income Tax Act 2007
How shareholding relationships can lead to transfers of company value
CD 6: When is a transfer caused by a shareholding relationship?
Income Tax Act 2007
Special dividends for producer boards and co-operative companies
CD 13: Notional distributions of producer boards and co-operative companies
Income Tax Act 2007
How to notify the lender about dividends received on borrowed shares
CD 17: Credit transfer notice
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for when a company buys back its own shares from the market
CD 24: Returns of capital: on-market share cancellations
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for companies buying and holding their own shares
CD 25: Treasury stock acquisitions
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for when property shared between related companies isn't a dividend
CD 27: Property made available intra-group
Income Tax Act 2007
Payments to members that match non-dividend distributions from producer boards and co-ops
CD 33: Payments corresponding to notional distributions of producer boards and co-operative companies
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for tax-free property transfers when companies merge
CD 35: Resident’s restricted amalgamations
Income Tax Act 2007
How to calculate dividends when a company lets you use its property
CD 39: Calculation of amount of dividend when property made available
Income Tax Act 2007
How tax records are adjusted when a company recovers a dividend
CD 40: Adjustment if dividend recovered by company
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules about selling shares from purchase agreements no longer apply
CE 3: Restrictions on disposal of shares under share purchase agreements
Income Tax Act 2007
Trustees act on behalf of companies in employee share schemes
CE 6: Trusts are nominees
Income Tax Act 2007
What employee share schemes are and how they work
CE 7: Meaning of employee share scheme
Income Tax Act 2007
When you might have income from a controlled foreign company
CQ 2: When attributed CFC income arises
Income Tax Act 2007
How premiums paid to overseas insurers are taxed in New Zealand
CR 3: Income of non-resident general insurer
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for partners selling shares in mining and petroleum assets
CT 4: Partnership interests and disposal of part of asset
Income Tax Act 2007
Definition of a petroleum miner in the oil and gas industry
CT 6: Meaning of petroleum miner
Income Tax Act 2007
What counts as equipment or property used for petroleum mining
CT 7: Meaning of petroleum mining asset
Income Tax Act 2007
How mineral miners report income from selling mining land
CU 2: Treatment of mining land
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for when you sell or dispose of mining equipment
CU 3: Disposal of mineral mining assets
Income Tax Act 2007
How partners own and sell mining assets in a partnership
CU 5: Partnership interests and disposal of part of asset
Income Tax Act 2007
Defines key mining terms and activities for industrial minerals in New Zealand
CU 7: Some definitions
Income Tax Act 2007
Definition and management of key minerals for New Zealand's industry
CU 8: Meaning of listed industrial mineral
Income Tax Act 2007
Definitions of key terms for mineral mining assets and rights
CU 9: Some definitions
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for selling shares within a group of companies
CV 3: Consolidated groups: arrangement for disposal of shares
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for statutory producer boards on handling levies as income
CV 5: Statutory producer boards
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for New Zealand winemakers to claim rebates on wine sold in Australia
CV 8: Regulations: Australian wine producer rebate
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules for forestry companies buying land with trees from the Crown, Māori owners, or holding companies
CW 1: Forestry companies established by the Crown, Maori owners, and holding companies acquiring land with standing timber from founders
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax-free interest on special loans from forestry and Māori investment companies
CW 3: Forestry companies and Maori investment companies
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax-free profits from selling certain venture investments
CW 13: Proceeds from share or option acquired under venture investment agreement
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules for charities running businesses
CW 42: Charities: business income
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax exemptions for racing organisations and clubs
CW 47: TAB NZ and racing clubs
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax exemption for approved scientific or industrial research groups
CW 49: Bodies promoting scientific or industrial research
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax exemptions for veterinary groups that improve services in New Zealand
CW 50: Veterinary services bodies
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax exemption for dairy cow breeding improvement organisations
CW 51: Herd improvement bodies
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax exemptions for NZ companies doing business in Niue
CW 59: New Zealand companies operating in Niue
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for taxing non-cash benefits given to employee shareholders or investors
CX 17: Benefits provided to employees who are shareholders or investors
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for New Zealand residents who run insurance businesses
CX 41: Resident insurance underwriters
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for sharing costs in mining partnerships
CX 43: Farm-out arrangements for mining operations
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for foreign currency loans and exchange rate changes in business
CZ 3: Exchange variations on 8 August 1975
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for primary producer co-ops selling assets or paying shareholders after 1987-88 deductions
CZ 7: Primary producer co-operative companies: 1987–88 income year
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for certain reinsurance claims spanning 1 July 1993
CZ 12: General insurance with risk period straddling 1 July 1993
Income Tax Act 2007
Dairy companies exiting in 2001 don't pay tax on interest from buy-out
CZ 16: Interest payable to exiting company: 2001
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax-free dividend for companies leaving the dairy industry in 2001
CZ 17: Dividend of exiting company: 2001
Income Tax Act 2007
Approval for benefit providers within six months of November 2003
CZ 18: Benefit provider approved within 6 months of 25 November 2003
Income Tax Act 2007
Deductions for business-related Chatham Islands Council dues
DB 4: Chatham Islands dues
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for scientific research expenses
DB 33: Scientific research
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for research and development spending
DB 34: Research or development
Income Tax Act 2007
Definitions for research and development tax rules
DB 35: Some definitions
Income Tax Act 2007
You can claim tax deductions for unsuccessful patent or design registration applications
DB 37: Expenses in application for patent or design registration
Income Tax Act 2007
Getting money back for inventing and selling patents
DB 38: Patent rights: devising patented inventions
Income Tax Act 2007
Deductions for selling patents or rights acquired since April 1993
DB 40: Patent applications or patent rights acquired on or after 1 April 1993
Income Tax Act 2007
Companies can reduce their tax by donating to approved charities
DB 41: Charitable or other public benefit gifts by company
Income Tax Act 2007
What happens when employees or contractors steal from your business
DB 42: Property misappropriated by employees or service providers
Income Tax Act 2007
Claiming tax deductions for losses caused by a partner's theft
DB 43: Making good loss from misappropriation by partners
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for pollution and noise reduction costs in business
DB 46: Avoiding, remedying, or mitigating effects of discharge of contaminant or making of noise
Income Tax Act 2007
Explaining when businesses can claim deductions for retirement and redundancy payments
DC 1: Lump sum payments on retirement
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for pensions paid to former employees who retired or were made redundant
DC 2: Pension payments to former employees
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules when selling a business and transferring employees
DC 10: Disposal of business: transferred employment income obligations
Income Tax Act 2007
When you can claim full deductions for promoting your business
DD 5: Promoting businesses, goods, or services
Income Tax Act 2007
Exceptions for entertainment expenses in business or charity
DD 6: Entertainment as business or for charitable purpose
Income Tax Act 2007
How to claim deductions for business use of your car
DE 2: Deductions for business use
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for keeping a vehicle logbook for business use
DE 7: Logbook requirements
Income Tax Act 2007
How government grants affect business tax deductions
DF 1: Government grants to businesses
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for protective plantings on farmland
DO 2: Plantings for erosion, shelter, and water protection purposes
Income Tax Act 2007
Farmers can claim money for planting and maintaining certain trees on their land
DO 3: Trees on farms
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for planting specific horticultural plants on business land
DO 5: Expenditure on land: planting of listed horticultural plants
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deduction for replacing plants in horticultural businesses
DO 6: Expenditure on land: horticultural replacement planting
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for tracking spending on horticultural plants for tax deductions
DO 7: Accounting for expenditure on listed horticultural plants under sections DO 5 and DO 6
Income Tax Act 2007
Explanation of 'planting' and 'plot' for horticultural businesses in tax reporting
DO 8: Meaning of planting and plot
Income Tax Act 2007
Deductions for land improvements when renting to farmers
DO 10: Farming or horticulture expenditure of lessor or sublessor
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deduction for destroyed or unusable business land improvements
DO 11: Improvement destroyed or made useless
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for aquaculture business improvements
DO 12: Improvements to aquacultural business
Income Tax Act 2007
Claiming deductions for damaged aquaculture improvements
DO 13: Improvement destroyed or made useless
Income Tax Act 2007
Deductions for machinery used in forestry businesses
DP 2: Plant or machinery
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for improving forestry land
DP 3: Improvements to forestry land
Income Tax Act 2007
No tax deduction for forestry businesses paying interest on certain Crown or Māori land loans
DP 8: Forestry business on land acquired from the Crown, Maori owners, or holding company: no deduction
Income Tax Act 2007
How to calculate the cost when buying timber or rights to timber in various situations
DP 10: Cost of acquiring timber or right to take timber: other cases
Income Tax Act 2007
How to claim a tax deduction for timber costs when selling timber
DP 11: Cost of timber
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for claiming deductions on film production costs
DS 2: Film production expenditure
Income Tax Act 2007
What a film reimbursement scheme is and how it works
DS 4: Meaning of film reimbursement scheme
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for claiming deductions on petroleum exploration expenses and property sales
DT 2: Arrangement for petroleum exploration expenditure and disposal of property
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules for buying oil exploration permits or privileges
DT 3: Acquisition of privileges and permits
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for petroleum miners' development costs
DT 5: Petroleum development expenditure
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for tax treatment of money spent on exploratory oil and gas wells
DT 7: Exploratory well expenditure
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for deducting costs when buying petroleum mining assets
DT 8: Acquisition of certain petroleum mining assets
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for selling petroleum mining assets to people connected to you
DT 9: Disposal of petroleum mining asset to associate
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for petroleum miners when ending an association with a connected buyer of their assets
DT 11: Association ending
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for people working with petroleum miners who have existing privileges
DT 15: Persons associated with petroleum miner
Resource Management Act 1991
Allows fish farmers to keep using the sea even if the special area for fish farming is gone
12B: Continuation of coastal permit for aquaculture activities if aquaculture management area ceases to exist
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for extending or waiving time limits under the Resource Management Act
37A: Requirements for waivers and extensions
Resource Management Act 1991
A promise to fix or clean up after a project, with money set aside to ensure it happens
108A: Bonds
Resource Management Act 1991
The person in charge of fish farming can stop people from asking to use the sea for a while if there are too many requests or worries about fish health.
165ZD: Minister of Aquaculture may suspend applications to occupy common marine and coastal area for purposes of aquaculture activities
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about special types of property sharing between companies and people are no longer used.
244: Company leases and cross leases
Resource Management Act 1991
Port companies can use coastal areas for business if they follow the rules and get permission
384A: Right of port companies to occupy coastal marine area
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a permit to release contaminants into the air if you already have Clean Air Act approval
391A: Resource consents following approval under Clean Air Act 1972
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a certificate to use someone else's land for mining when you have a permit
417: Permits over land other than that of holders to be produced in Land Transfer Office
Resource Management Act 1991
Some reasons you can't appeal under the Resource Management Act
308D: Limit on appealing under this Act
Resource Management Act 1991
Introduction to rules for using New Zealand's coastal areas
165A: Overview
Resource Management Act 1991
When you can start aquaculture activities in the coastal area after getting a coastal permit
116A: When coastal permit for aquaculture activities may commence
Resource Management Act 1991
A coastal permit for fish farming must say how long it lasts, usually between 20 and 35 years.
123A: Duration of consent for aquaculture activities
Resource Management Act 1991
People can ask to start fish farming in the sea if they also ask to change the rules about what's allowed there.
165ZN: Application for coastal permit to undertake aquaculture activities
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for changing coastal plans to manage fish farming and decide who gets to do it
360A: Regulations amending regional coastal plans in relation to aquaculture activities
Resource Management Act 1991
Special reasons why cities can limit building in non-residential areas
77O: Qualifying matters in application of intensification policies to urban non-residential areas
Resource Management Act 1991
The person in charge of fish farms can stop people from asking to use the sea for a while if there are problems or too many people want to use it.
165ZDA: Minister of Aquaculture may suspend applications to occupy common marine and coastal area for purposes of aquaculture activities on own initiative
Resource Management Act 1991
Coastal permits for marine farms can be extended for up to 20 years or until the end of 2050, whichever comes first.
165ZFHC: Extension of coastal permits for marine farms
Resource Management Act 1991
The review aims to improve how we look after the sea and coast while letting fish farms keep working.
165ZFHJ: Purpose of review
Child Support Act 1991
The law changed how some people get paid first when a company runs out of money
245: Preferential payments
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Who counts as part of an electricity company under the law
Schedule 2: When person is involved in industry participant for purposes of section 6A
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules for making sure everyone gets electricity safely and fairly
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Explaining important words and roles in electricity rules
5: Interpretation
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules for managing electricity companies and keeping the lights on
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This law explains who counts as part of the electricity industry
7: Industry participants
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Transpower manages New Zealand's electricity system and keeps it running smoothly
8: Transpower is system operator
Electricity Industry Act 2010
You must sign up and follow the rules if you work with electricity
9: Obligation to register and comply with Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Some people or groups don't have to sign up as electricity industry participants
10: Exemption from obligation to register
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Sometimes you don't have to follow the Electricity Industry Code
11: Exemption from obligation to comply with Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The group in charge of making sure electricity is managed properly
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The government creates a special group to manage electricity
12: Authority established
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This explains who can be part of the Electricity Authority and how they are chosen
13: Membership of Authority
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Members of the Electricity Authority must work without favouring any group or company
14: Independence of members of Authority
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Electricity Authority's main tasks: making electricity work well for everyone and protecting home and small business users
15: Objectives of Authority
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Electricity Authority's main jobs and responsibilities in New Zealand
16: Functions of Authority
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The government tells the Electricity Authority how to manage electricity
17: Statements of government policy
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Minister can ask for a review of the electricity industry
18: Reviews on request by Minister
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Groups that give advice about keeping the electricity system safe and working well
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules for setting up and working with advisory groups
19: Charter about advisory groups
Electricity Industry Act 2010
A group that helps keep the electricity system safe and working well
20: Security and Reliability Council
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Authority must create groups of experts to help make rules for electricity
21: Other advisory groups
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules for people who give advice about electricity to the government
22: Application of Crown Entities Act 2004
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Rulings Panel keeps working as before
23: Continuation of Rulings Panel
Electricity Industry Act 2010
How the Rulings Panel is set up and who can be on it
24: Membership of Rulings Panel
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Paying for the Rulings Panel and its members
26: Funding of Rulings Panel and remuneration of members
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Authority keeps a list of electricity industry people and companies
27: Register of industry participants
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Moving old electricity industry information to a new list
28: Transfer of old information to register
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Signing up and keeping your details up to date
29: Registration and requirement to update information
Electricity Industry Act 2010
How to stop being a registered electricity industry participant
30: Ceasing to be registered
Electricity Industry Act 2010
You can get in trouble if you don't sign up or keep your information up to date as an electricity industry member
31: Offences relating to registration
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Code sets rules for the electricity industry to work better
32: Content of Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Electricity Industry Code is an official set of rules that must be published properly
33: Status of Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This section about the first rules for electricity is no longer part of the law
34: Content of initial Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The rule about checking new electricity rules was removed
35: Certification of draft Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This part explains when the electricity rules would start, but it's not used anymore.
36: Code comes into force
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The rules about sharing the Electricity Code were removed
37: Making Code accessible
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The group in charge can change the rules about electricity
38: Authority amends Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Authority must ask people what they think about planned changes to the Code
39: Consultation on proposed amendments
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Quick changes to electricity rules for important reasons
40: Urgent amendments to Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Authority must make and share rules about asking for people's opinions on changes
41: Authority to publish consultation charter
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This section about new rules for electricity has been removed from the law
42: Specific new matters to be in Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Minister's power to add new things to the electricity rules has been removed
43: Minister may amend Code to include new matters
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules for agreements on connecting to and using the national power grid
44: Transmission agreements
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Authority can ask the court to temporarily stop someone from breaking the rules
51: Interim injunctions
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Time limits for dealing with electricity industry rule breaks
52: Limitation periods for breaches of Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Making things right when someone breaks the electricity rules
54: Remedial orders for breach of Code
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Limits on what you can do if someone breaks the electricity rules
55: Restrictions on remedies
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Fines for breaking electricity industry rules
56: Pecuniary penalty orders
Electricity Industry Act 2010
You must follow certain orders from the Rulings Panel or you might get in trouble
57: Offence to breach certain orders of Rulings Panel
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules for stopping companies from working in the electricity industry if they break important rules
58: Suspension and termination for breach of certain Rulings Panel orders
Electricity Industry Act 2010
What happens when someone breaks electricity industry rules and gets suspended or kicked out
59: Effect of suspension and termination orders
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Breaking rules about stopping or ending someone's work in the electricity industry is against the law
60: Offences relating to suspension and termination orders
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules for how the Rulings Panel makes and changes orders
62: Orders generally
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules about challenging decisions in the electricity industry
Electricity Industry Act 2010
You can ask a higher court to check if the Rulings Panel was allowed to make a decision about you
63: Appeal on ground of lack of jurisdiction
Electricity Industry Act 2010
You can challenge certain Rulings Panel decisions in the High Court
65: Appeal against certain orders of Rulings Panel
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules about following decisions while waiting for an appeal
69: Provisions pending determination of appeal
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This part explains why you can't own both power plants and power lines
72: Purpose of this Part
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This law stops electricity delivery companies from also making too much electricity
73: Ownership separation
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This rule about what 'involved in' means was taken out of the law
74: Meaning of involved in
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Electricity companies can now be owned together with other companies
75: Ownership separation
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules for keeping some electricity companies separate and making sure they treat each other fairly
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules about separating electricity companies have been removed
76: Corporate separation and arm's-length rules applying to distributors and connected generators and connected retailers
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules about keeping electricity distribution separate from some types of electricity generation
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This part about electricity companies sharing equipment was removed from the law
77: Use-of-systems agreements
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Old rule about paying to switch electricity companies no longer exists
78: Person involved in distributor must not pay for transfer of retail customers to connected retailers
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This rule about fair payments from electricity companies no longer exists
79: No discrimination when paying rebates or dividends
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Money fines for breaking electricity industry rules
80: Pecuniary penalties
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The court can stop people from breaking electricity rules and protect businesses
81: Injunctions
Electricity Industry Act 2010
You might have to pay if you break a rule and someone loses something
82: Actions for damages
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The High Court can change agreements and give instructions if you break electricity industry rules
83: Other powers to give directions, reopen agreements
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules for legal cases about electricity industry problems
84: Miscellaneous provisions relating to civil proceedings under this Part
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules from the Commerce Act guide decisions in electricity matters
85: Application of Commerce Act 1986 provisions
Electricity Industry Act 2010
You can take more than one type of legal action for the same issue
86: Additional proceedings
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This law affects people outside New Zealand who work with NZ electricity companies
87: Application to persons outside New Zealand
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules about sharing information with the electricity authority
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This rule about sharing information with the Electricity Authority no longer applies
88: Disclosure of information to Authority
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Directors no longer need to report on fair dealing rules
89: Directors must report compliance with arm’s-length rules
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules about when power companies can make and deliver electricity
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Explaining when rules can be changed for some electricity businesses
90: Exemptions
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The Commerce Act 1986 still applies to this part of the law
91: Application of Commerce Act 1986
Wildlife Act 1953
Plans to help manage and protect animal populations
14F: Population management plans
Wildlife Act 1953
Company bosses can be blamed if their company breaks wildlife rules
65A: Liability of directors and managers
Electricity Act 1992
The old rule about sharing why some people don't have to follow electricity laws was removed
62J: Publication of exemption and reasons
Electricity Act 1992
This rule about emergency permissions has been removed from the law
62L: Commission may grant temporary emergency exemption
Electricity Act 1992
Old rule about using information is no longer in effect
62N: Commission may use information collected or provided under regulations or rules
Electricity Act 1992
This provision names the law and explains when it starts
1: Short Title and commencement
Electricity Act 1992
This law applies to everyone, including the government
3: Act to bind the Crown
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for keeping people safe around electricity and what to do when accidents happen
Electricity Act 1992
Minister can name electricity providers as special operators
4: Declaration of electricity distributors as electricity operators
Electricity Act 1992
The Minister can name electricity makers as special operators
4A: Declaration of electricity generators as electricity operators
Electricity Act 1992
WorkSafe makes sure electricity is safe and people follow the rules
5: Functions of WorkSafe
Electricity Act 1992
WorkSafe can check electrical things to make sure they're safe
6: Inspection of works, etc
Electricity Act 1992
Inspector writes report and gives copies to everyone who needs it
7: Report to be compiled on inspection
Electricity Act 1992
WorkSafe can check and fix dangerous electrical things to keep you safe
8: Special powers of WorkSafe
Electricity Act 1992
Notices or requirements are paused if you object, with some exceptions
10: Effect of notice or requirement pending hearing
Electricity Act 1992
WorkSafe can make you follow safety rules right away if it's dangerous
13: WorkSafe may require immediate compliance
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for telling people about electrical accidents
16: Notification of accidents
Electricity Act 1992
Sharing information about electricity accidents
16A: Transfer of accident information
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for people who work with electricity and how they can use or fix power lines on different lands
Electricity Act 1992
Electrical equipment on someone else's land stays there until removed
22: Protection of existing works
Electricity Act 1992
Landowners don't have to look after power lines on their property
22A: Owners of land not responsible for maintenance
Electricity Act 1992
You can go onto land to check or fix electrical equipment that's already there
23: Rights of entry in respect of existing works
Electricity Act 1992
Power company needs to tell you before fixing or finishing electrical work on your property
23A: Line owner must give written notice of intention to maintain or complete existing works
Electricity Act 1992
Power line owners must tell landowners before they come to check their equipment
23B: Line owner must give notice of intention to inspect or operate existing works
Electricity Act 1992
Entering someone's property without notice during electrical emergencies
23C: Notice in emergencies
Electricity Act 1992
Landowners can make fair rules about electricity companies coming onto their property
23D: Land owner may set reasonable conditions on line owner's entry
Electricity Act 1992
Existing agreements about electrical works on land stay in place
23E: Agreements preserved
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for electricity companies working on roads
24: Construction or maintenance of works on roads
Electricity Act 1992
Electricity companies must tell others before they work on roads
25: Notice to be given before work undertaken
Electricity Act 1992
Breaking electricity rules can lead to fines and compensation payments
26: Offence
Electricity Act 1992
You can challenge rules set for your electricity work if you think they're unfair
27: Appeals in relation to conditions imposed
Electricity Act 1992
How the court decides appeals about electricity decisions
28: Determination of appeals
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for putting electrical equipment on roads without paying rent
30: Charging for access to road reserve
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for electricity companies working on level crossings
31: Rights of entry in respect of level crossings
Electricity Act 1992
Local authorities can ask you to move electrical works on roads
32: Local authority, etc, may require works to be moved
Electricity Act 1992
Who pays for electrical work required by law
33: Cost of work required under section 32
Electricity Act 1992
Parts of this law are more important than a road law from 1989
34: Government Roading Powers Act 1989 not to apply
Electricity Act 1992
Private land owners can move electrical works on their property if they follow certain rules
35: Owners and occupiers of private land may move works
Electricity Act 1992
WorkSafe makes rules to keep people safe around electricity
36: Issue of electrical code of practice
Electricity Act 1992
Electrical codes can include official standards
37: Code may incorporate official standards by reference
Electricity Act 1992
Minister must agree to electrical rules after asking people what they think
38: Code to be approved by Minister
Electricity Act 1992
WorkSafe makes sure everyone can see or buy the electrical safety rules
39: Availability of codes
Electricity Act 1992
WorkSafe can quickly change electrical safety rules in emergencies
40: Emergency amendment of code
Electricity Act 1992
How to refer to the rules for safe electrical work
41: Citation of code
Electricity Act 1992
How to prove an electrical code of practice is real in court
42: Proof of code
Electricity Act 1992
Old electrical rules are still used under the new law
43: Codes promulgated under Electricity Act 1968
Electricity Act 1992
This rule about how to charge for bringing electricity to farms is no longer used
50: Application of levies
Electricity Act 1992
Old rule about rural electricity groups no longer exists
52: Transitional provision relating to membership of Council
Electricity Act 1992
The rules about ending the council for rural electricity have been removed
54: Dissolution of Council
Electricity Act 1992
Getting paid if electrical work hurts your land
57: Compensation for damage
Electricity Act 1992
Money for trees cut down because of power lines
58: Compensation for trees and vegetation removed
Electricity Act 1992
Telling WorkSafe about new electrical projects
59: Returns relating to construction of works, etc
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for giving out safe and good electricity
60: Standards for electricity supply
Electricity Act 1992
Rules to keep people safe when using electricity
61: Safety requirements
Electricity Act 1992
This rule about keeping the power on doesn't exist anymore
62: Continuance of supply
Electricity Act 1992
Rules about how much electricity costs and what happens if someone breaks those rules
Electricity Act 1992
Rules about electricity prices were removed from the law
63: Regulations relating to price of electricity
Electricity Act 1992
Rules about doing wrong things with electricity prices were removed from the law
65: Offences
Electricity Act 1992
This rule about other price control laws was removed and no longer applies
66: Other Acts relating to price control not affected
Electricity Act 1992
What a consumer means for electricity suppliers (no longer used)
68: Definition of consumer for purposes of this Part
Electricity Act 1992
You don't need a special permit to provide electricity anymore
69: Licence to supply electricity
Electricity Act 1992
This rule about wrongdoing for electricity suppliers no longer exists
70: Offence
Electricity Act 1992
Old rules about who could get electricity in different areas have changed
71: Supply of electricity to consumers outside supply area
Electricity Act 1992
This rule about electricity companies having to give people power doesn't exist anymore
72: Duty to supply
Electricity Act 1992
This part of the law was removed in 1994 and doesn't apply anymore
73: Expiry of this Part
Electricity Act 1992
Rules about who can do electrical work and when special permission is needed
Electricity Act 1992
Rules about who can do special electrical work or help with it
74: Restrictions on doing or assisting with prescribed electrical work
Electricity Act 1992
The Board can give special permission to skip some rules for electrical work
75: Board may exempt person or class of persons from section 74
Electricity Act 1992
You can do some electrical work if someone qualified watches over you
76: Exemption for work done under supervision
Electricity Act 1992
Trainees can do some electrical work while learning to be an electrician
77: Exemption for trainees
Electricity Act 1992
Board can give special certificates for specific purposes
78: Board may issue limited certificate for purposes of section 77
Electricity Act 1992
The board can take away your special permission after hearing your side
81: Board may cancel application of exemption to any person
Electricity Act 1992
Checking and approving electrical work before it's used
82: Testing, certification, and inspection
Electricity Act 1992
Inspectors can enter buildings to check electrical work for safety
83: Power of entry
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for dealing with complaints about people who work with electricity
Electricity Act 1992
Employer licences let workers do special electrical jobs
117: Prescribed electrical work may be done under employer licence
Electricity Act 1992
How long an employer's electricity licence lasts
118: Duration of employer licence
Electricity Act 1992
How the Board can change or take away a company's permission to do electrical work
120: Cancellation, suspension, and other actions in relation to employer licences
Electricity Act 1992
Board listens to employer's side before making decisions
121: Board must give employer licence holder reasonable opportunity to be heard
Electricity Act 1992
Rules about paying fines and following orders when the Board takes action against you
122: Miscellaneous provisions concerning actions under section 120
Electricity Act 1992
The Board can check workplaces to make sure electrical work is safe and follows the rules
123: Powers of inspection
Electricity Act 1992
The Board keeps a list of all electrical workers
124: Register of electrical workers
Electricity Act 1992
Registrar writes down important information about electrical workers and companies
125: Registrar must enter matters in register
Electricity Act 1992
The register helps people find and check information about electricians and electrical workers
126: Purpose of register
Electricity Act 1992
How the electrical workers register is kept and accessed
127: Form of register
Electricity Act 1992
What important information about electrical workers is kept in a special list?
128: Matters to be contained in register
Electricity Act 1992
Old electrical worker records are saved but don't give work rights
129: Historical registration and licence information and documentation to be included in register
Electricity Act 1992
Let the Registrar know if you move house within 3 months
130: Duty to notify change of address
Electricity Act 1992
Tell the Registrar if you change your name
131: Duty to notify change of name
Building Act 2004
A group that checks building permits can charge money for looking at how well permit offices do their job.
249A: Fees for audits
Building Act 2004
A special group can ask for money when they check if another group is doing a good job with building products.
262A: Fees for audits
Building Act 2004
Rules for special building designs that need expert approval before they can be used in many places
30C: Applications for national multiple-use approval relating to design work that is restricted building work
Building Act 2004
Rules for when the boss can give permission to use building plans more than once
30F: Issue of national multiple-use approval
Building Act 2004
This section explains what the different parts of the Building Act are about and how they work together.
5: Overview
Building Act 2004
A building is any structure, including things attached to it, that people or animals can use or live in.
8: Building: what it means and includes
Building Act 2004
Things that are not counted as buildings under the law, like power poles, cranes, boats, and scaffolding.
9: Building: what it does not include
Building Act 2004
This explains what building officials and local councils do to make sure buildings are safe and follow the rules.
12: Role of building consent authority and territorial authority
Building Act 2004
This part explains the rules for building work, including safety, permits, and inspections.
15: Outline of this Part
Building Act 2004
The building code explains what buildings need to do and how well they need to work.
16: Building code: purpose
Building Act 2004
Any construction or building changes must follow the rules in the building code, even if you don't need special permission.
17: All building work must comply with building code
Building Act 2004
The law says you only need to follow the building code rules, not any extra or stricter rules, when doing building work.
18: Building work not required to achieve performance criteria additional to or more restrictive than building code
Building Act 2004
The building authority must accept different ways to show that a building follows the rules.
19: How compliance with building code is established
Building Act 2004
Rules can say there's only one way to follow building rules, like using special products or methods.
20: Regulations may specify that there is only 1 means of complying with building code
Building Act 2004
Rules tell you how to build safely, but if there are no rules, you can choose how to follow the building code.
21: What happens if regulations specifying that there is only 1 means of complying with building code are made or not made
Building Act 2004
The head building person can make special rules that help people follow the building rules properly.
22: Acceptable solution or verification method for use in establishing compliance with building code
Building Act 2004
Using an approved plan is one way, but not the only way, to follow building rules.
23: Effect of acceptable solution or verification method
Building Act 2004
The person in charge can change or remove the rules for building things whenever they want.
24: Chief executive may amend or revoke acceptable solution or verification method
Building Act 2004
You can get in big trouble if you use banned building stuff.
27: Offence to use building product or building method in breach of ban under section 26
Building Act 2004
Building officials can't approve certain building activities if it breaks rules about banned things
28: Limits on certain powers of building consent authority in cases involving bans under section 26
Building Act 2004
Rules for making sure building methods and materials are safe and allowed
Building Act 2004
Rules for making or changing building rules, warnings, and bans to keep people safe
29: Procedural requirements for acceptable solutions, verification methods, warnings, and bans
Building Act 2004
You must get permission before you build anything, or you could be punished.
40: Building work not to be carried out without consent
Building Act 2004
Sometimes you don't need permission to build or change things
41: Building consent not required in certain cases
Building Act 2004
You don't need permission for most energy work, but some special cases still need approval.
43: Building consent not required for energy work
Building Act 2004
You need to fill out a special form and provide plans and other important information to ask for permission to build something.
45: How to apply for building consent
Building Act 2004
How the government decides if you can build something within a set time
48: Processing application for building consent
Building Act 2004
You pay a levy when your building consent is approved to help fund building sector work.
53: Applicant for building consent liable to pay levy
Building Act 2004
The building office must tell you how much money you need to pay before they say yes to your building plans.
54: Building consent authority must advise applicant of amount of levy payable
Building Act 2004
When you build in steps, you need to count the cost of earlier work when figuring out how much to pay for the building fee.
57: Payment of levy if building work completed in stages
Building Act 2004
Paying a levy when you approve a building consent as a stand-alone authority
58: Liability to pay levy: stand-alone building consent authority
Building Act 2004
The chief executive can get back unpaid levies from councils or building consent authorities that don't pay on time.
61: Chief executive may recover unpaid levies from territorial authority or stand-alone building consent authority
Building Act 2004
The boss can ask someone to check if people are paying the building money correctly
65: Chief executive may enter into agreements for auditing certain information
Building Act 2004
The boss must check every few years if the money collected is enough to do their job
66: Chief executive must review levy
Building Act 2004
This law explains how to ask for changes to energy rules when building something
70: Applications relating to energy work
Building Act 2004
The law allows exceptions to the rule about building on multiple pieces of land in some special cases.
76: Exemption from section 75
Building Act 2004
When a note is made on land records, you can't sell or rent parts of the land separately.
79: Effect of entry recorded on record of title
Building Act 2004
A special builder must write down what they did and give it to the owner and the local council.
88: Licensed building practitioner to provide record of work in respect of restricted building work
Building Act 2004
If a builder sees that work isn't following the plan, they must tell the council and the owner right away.
89: Licensed building practitioner must notify building consent authority of breaches of building consent
Building Act 2004
This law explains how you ask for a certificate to show your building work follows the rules.
92: Application for code compliance certificate
Building Act 2004
The building authority has to decide quickly if your building is safe and follows the rules.
93: Time in which building consent authority must decide whether to issue code compliance certificate
Building Act 2004
This part explains what a building official must check before they can say a building is safe and follows the rules.
94: Matters for consideration by building consent authority in deciding issue of code compliance certificate
Building Act 2004
Papers that say a building is okay even if it was built without permission
Building Act 2004
You need to fill out a special form, provide plans, pay fees, and include other important information when asking for a certificate that says your building work is okay.
97: How to apply for certificate of acceptance
Building Act 2004
Lists of important safety features that buildings must have and maintain
Building Act 2004
Buildings need a special checklist to make sure they're safe, especially if they have special equipment or a cable car.
100: Requirement for compliance schedule
Building Act 2004
You must get a special safety checklist for your building or you could be fined.
101: Owner must comply with requirement for compliance schedule
Building Act 2004
This explains what must be included in a list of building safety checks.
103: Content of compliance schedule
Building Act 2004
Building owners must keep systems working, give yearly proof, and show important information to users.
105: Obligations of owner if compliance schedule is issued
Building Act 2004
Owners can ask to change their building's safety checklist if they think it needs updating.
106: Application by owner for amendment to compliance schedule
Building Act 2004
A yearly certificate to prove your building's safety systems are working correctly
108: Annual building warrant of fitness
Building Act 2004
The building owner must get yearly reports about safety checks and keep them for two years
110: Owner must obtain reports on compliance schedule
Building Act 2004
This law explains how to make changes to old buildings while keeping them safe and accessible for everyone.
112: Alterations to existing buildings
Building Act 2004
Rules for changing how a building is used to make sure it's safe and follows the building code
115: Code compliance requirements: change of use
Building Act 2004
Tearing down buildings can be part of fixing dangerous or unhealthy buildings.
127: Building work includes demolition of building
Building Act 2004
Rules for when dam owners must sort their dams into groups
134: When owner must classify dam
Building Act 2004
Dam owners must create and check safety plans for medium and high-risk dams, or face fines.
140: Requirement for dam safety assurance programme
Building Act 2004
The rules say what must be included in a plan to keep dams safe.
141: Content of dam safety assurance programme
Building Act 2004
The person who owns a dam must give the local government a safety plan and a certificate from an expert to show the dam is safe.
142: Owner must provide dam safety assurance programme to regional authority
Building Act 2004
If a local council says no to a dam safety plan, they must tell the dam owner to get an expert to check it again
145: Regional authority must require re-audit of dam safety assurance programme that it refuses to approve
Building Act 2004
A special engineer who checks dams and has the right skills, but doesn't own or make money from the dam.
149: Who is recognised engineer
Building Act 2004
When someone breaks building rules, they get a special note telling them to fix the problem
164: Issue of notice to fix
Building Act 2004
The boss must create a group of building experts to give advice, making sure they have different skills and backgrounds.
172: Appointment of building advisory panel
Building Act 2004
A group of experts gives special help to the boss, but not about the boss's job unless asked.
173: Function of panel
Building Act 2004
While the boss decides, most actions are paused, but some safety steps can still happen.
183: Decision or exercise of power suspended until determination made
Building Act 2004
The boss can decide who pays for the costs when people disagree about building rules.
190: Parties' costs
Building Act 2004
The boss can give special permission to groups to check and approve building plans.
Building Act 2004
The boss needs to check certain things before adding someone to the list of people who can give building permission.
192: Criteria for registration
Building Act 2004
This law explains how to ask for permission to be a building helper
194: Application for registration
Building Act 2004
This part explains what certain words mean when talking about complaints against building groups.
200: Interpretation
Building Act 2004
This explains when someone can get in trouble for not doing their job properly in building and construction.
201: Grounds for disciplinary action
Building Act 2004
You can tell the boss if you think someone did something wrong in their building work.
202: Complaints may be made to chief executive
Building Act 2004
The chief executive can check on building authorities and experts, ask for information, and inspect places to make sure everyone is following the building rules.
204: Special powers of chief executive for monitoring performance of functions under this Act
Building Act 2004
Special officers can check buildings and land to make sure they are safe and follow the rules.
222: Inspections by territorial authority
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The official name of this law and when it started working
1: Short Title and commencement
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The government must follow the rules in this law
2A: Principal Act to bind the Crown
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Property goes to new trustees without extra paperwork
3: Property to vest in trustees or their successors
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Trustees can ask to become a board for their charity
7: Trustees may apply for incorporation
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Societies can't become boards anymore, but existing boards can become societies
8: Applications for incorporation may no longer be made by societies
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How a group can agree to create a trust board
9: Manner in which society may authorise application
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to apply to make your group or trust official
10: Applications for incorporation
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to make your trust board official
11: Registration of boards
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to show a board is officially registered
12: Evidence of incorporation
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
A trust board becomes a special organisation that can own things and take legal action
13: Effect of incorporation
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Property automatically becomes owned by the new board when trustees join together
14: Vesting of property
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Rules for choosing a name for your charitable trust board
15: Name of board
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Board can ask to change its name with Registrar's approval
16: Change of name at application of board
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
You can ask a judge to look at the Registrar's decision again if you don't agree with it
17: Right to appeal to court
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to officially send something to a board
18: Service on a board
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How boards can make different types of contracts
19: Form of contracts
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Trustees' actions are usually considered okay, even if there were mistakes in how they were chosen
20: Presumption of validity of acts of trustees, etc
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How a board can use, sell, swap, or buy property
21: Powers in respect of property
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
You can still create charitable groups using other laws, but not if you've already done it under this law.
22: Power to incorporate for charitable purposes under other Acts
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to tell the Registrar about changes to your trust or rules
23: New trusts, and alterations of rules, trusts, or registered office
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to close down a society that's set up as a board
24: Voluntary liquidation of society as a board
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
A court can decide to close down a board if it's fair
25: Liquidation of a board by court
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How the Registrar can take a board off the list of registered boards
26: Removal by Registrar
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How leftover stuff is shared when a trust board closes
27: Distribution of surplus assets
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The Registrar keeps a list of important information and has an official stamp
28: Register of boards and seal of Registrar
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How you can see and use official documents from the Registrar
29: Inspection, production, and evidence of documents kept by Registrar
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Most documents and actions are free under this part of the law
30: Exemption from fees
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
You can use charity money for a different good cause if the first plan doesn't work out
32: Property may be disposed of for other charitable purposes
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Changing how a charitable trust is run to make it work better
33: Extension of powers or alteration of mode of administration of trust
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Trustees can make a plan to change how they manage a charity's money and property
34: Trustees may prepare a scheme
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Attorney-General reviews new trust plans before court approval
35: Scheme to be laid before Attorney-General
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Tell everyone about changes to a charitable trust before the court decides
36: Scheme to be advertised
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
What counts as a charitable purpose in this part of the law
38: Meaning of term charitable purpose in this Part
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
This part explains which charitable donations are covered by the law
39: Funds to which this Part applies
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Rules for using charity money for different purposes when the original plan doesn't work
40: Property may be disposed of for other charitable purposes
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Changing how charity money is managed when it's difficult
41: Extension of powers or alteration of mode of administration of trust
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
People who donate to or hold money for charities can use this part of the law
42: Contributor or money holder may proceed under this Part
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Rules for calling a meeting of people who donated to a charity
43: Convening meeting of contributors
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Telling people about new ideas for using charity money before a meeting
44: Subsequent advertisement or notice of other newly proposed purpose
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How charity meetings work and how decisions are made
45: Proceedings at meetings
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Contributors choose a group to create a plan for the trust's new purpose
46: Scheme committee
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Giving important papers about your group's plan to the Attorney-General
47: Scheme, etc, to be laid before the Attorney-General
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The Attorney-General can change, approve, or report on plans for money raised for good causes
48: Powers and duties of Attorney-General
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
You can ask for your donation back before the meeting about changing the charity's purpose
49: Contributor may get back money before date fixed for first meeting of contributors
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Attorney-General or court can change how meetings about charity money are held or skip them if not worth the trouble
50: Attorney-General or court may dispense with meeting of contributors
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How different groups can run charitable projects
51: Administration of schemes
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to pay for making and sharing a plan for charitable trusts
52: Expenses of scheme
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Court decides who can speak about and approve charity plans
53: Jurisdiction of court in respect of schemes
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Court's decision on charity plans must be announced publicly
54: Approval of scheme or refusal by court to approve scheme to be gazetted
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Court or Attorney-General can overlook small mistakes when setting up a charitable trust
55: Power to waive non-compliance with procedural requirements
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Rules for approving special plans for charitable purposes
56: Restrictions on approval of schemes
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
You don't have to pay for certain documents or applications
57: No fee payable to Registrar
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The government can check how charities work and use their money
58: Inquiries into condition and management of charities
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Property holders must give property to new owners when a plan is approved
59: Holder of property to transfer it in accordance with scheme
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to ask the court for help when charity money isn't used properly
60: Proceedings to enforce or vary charitable trust or to require a new scheme
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Changing an organisation's rules doesn't change how they must use money or property given for charity
61: Alteration of rules of society or corporation not to affect existing trusts
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Trusts with both good and not-so-good purposes can still be valid
61B: Inclusion of non-charitable and invalid purposes not to invalidate a trust
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The Government can create special rules to help the Act work better
62: Regulations
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
This law explains what happens to old rules and decisions when the new Charitable Trusts Act starts
63: Repeals, amendment, and savings
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to record new people in charge of a trust's property
Schedule 1: Memorandum of appointment of new trustees
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to ask to be officially recognised as a group that looks after money for good causes
Schedule 2: Forms of application for incorporation as a board
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
List of old laws that don't apply anymore
Schedule 3: Enactments repealed
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Rules for when the law changes
2B: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The Registrar can change a board's name to follow the rules
15A: Registrar may change name
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Name changes don't affect what a trust board can do or its responsibilities
16A: Effect of change of name
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Trust boards must confirm they're registered when asked, except for charitable groups
22A: Acknowledgement of registration
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Putting a charity board back on the official list if it was taken off by accident
26AA: Restoration to register
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The Registrar can update or fix information in the register
28A: Amendments to register
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Rules for old and new charitable trust boards
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Special COVID-19 rules for pausing charity debts are no longer in effect
25A: COVID-19 business debt hibernation may apply
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Societies can choose to stay as they are or become a new type of group
30A: Society may reregister under Incorporated Societies Act 2022
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
This part explains what important words mean in this law
2: Interpretation
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Promises sellers make about who owns the things they sell you
5: Guarantees as to title
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Products must work for what you want to use them for
8: Guarantees as to fitness for particular purpose
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Sellers must make sure what you buy matches how it was described
9: Guarantee that goods comply with description
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Makers must provide repairs and parts for a reasonable time
12: Guarantee as to repairs and spare parts
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Rules for promises made by companies who make things you buy
14: Provisions relating to manufacturers' express guarantees
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Goods you get as part of a service still have to be good quality
15: Contracts of work and materials
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When a seller's product doesn't meet promises, you can ask them to fix it
16: Circumstances where consumers have right of redress against suppliers
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When goods are good enough, but someone said something extra that made them seem better
17: Exception in respect of guarantee as to acceptable quality
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
What you can do if something you bought doesn't work properly
18: Options against suppliers where goods do not comply with guarantees
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
The seller must fix problems with things you buy
19: Requirement to remedy
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Rules about when you can return things you bought that aren't right
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
You can't return goods if you don't follow the rules for returning them
20: Loss of right to reject goods
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When a product is really not what you expected or doesn't work properly
21: Failure of substantial character
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
How to tell a shop you don't want their stuff anymore
22: Manner of rejecting goods
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When something you bought is bad, you can choose to get your money back or get a new one
23: Consumers' options of refund or replacement
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
People who get gifts have the same rights as if they bought the item themselves
24: Rights of donees
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When you can ask the maker to fix or replace things they sold you that don't work properly
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
The right to seek help from makers when something you bought isn't good
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When you can ask the maker of a product to fix problems with it
25: Circumstances where consumers have right of redress against manufacturers
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When you can't ask the maker to fix a faulty product
26: Exceptions to right of redress against manufacturers
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
What you can do if something you bought doesn't work properly
27: Options against manufacturers where goods do not comply with guarantees
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Getting Things Done for You: Making Sure Services Are Good and Fair
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Services must be done carefully and properly
28: Guarantee as to reasonable care and skill
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Guarantee that a service will do what you ask for
29: Guarantee as to fitness for particular purpose
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Services must be finished on time
30: Guarantee as to time of completion
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
A fair price guarantee for services when the price isn't already set
31: Guarantee as to price
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
What you can do if a service doesn't meet the promised quality
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
What you can do if a service doesn't meet the promises made to you
32: Options of consumers where services do not comply with guarantees
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When you can't ask the supplier to fix a problem with a service
33: Exceptions to right of redress against supplier in relation to services
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Your rights when someone does work and provides materials
34: Contracts of work and materials
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When you buy something with a small service included, you can't cancel just the service part
35: Application of right to cancel contract
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When a service you get has a really big problem
36: Failure of substantial character
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
How to properly cancel a service contract
37: Rules applying to cancellation
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
What happens when you cancel a service contract
38: Effects of cancellation
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Courts and Tribunals can help make things fair when you cancel a service
39: Ancillary power of court or Disputes Tribunal to grant relief
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When this law doesn't work: gifts from friends and charity help
41: Exceptions
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When makers don't have to provide repairs and parts for things you buy
42: Exception in respect of repairs and parts
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
You must follow the Act's rules, except for some business deals
43: No contracting out except for business transactions
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When you can stop someone who didn't make a deal with you from being responsible
43A: Exclusion of liability in favour of non-contracting supplier
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
How to get money back for faulty items bought on a payment plan
44: Assessment of damages in case of hire purchase agreements
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Who is responsible when promises are made about goods you buy
45: Liability for representations
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Who has to pay if there's a problem with something you bought
46: Liability of assignees and creditors
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When the Consumer Guarantees Act applies, different rules are used instead of the Sale of Goods Act
48: Exclusion where Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 applies
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Changes made to the rules about buying things on payments over time
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
This rule about consumer rights for hire purchases no longer exists
49: Exclusion where Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 applies
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
How a special fund for car dealers has changed
50: Application of Motor Vehicle Dealers Fidelity Guarantee Fund
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
What the Disputes Tribunal can and can't decide
51: Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
When you have a problem with a car, you can ask a special helper to solve it
52: Referral of certain disputes to Disputes Tribunal
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
This part explains how the law deals with people who take over others' rights
53: Assignees
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Changes to another law are saved and included in that law
54: Savings
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
These changes don't change how the Fair Trading Act and Consumer Guarantees Act work
55: Fair Trading Act 1986 and Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 not affected
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
This law doesn't work for stuff you bought or services you hired before it started
56: Application of Act
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
This law explains how to make buying and selling fair for everyone
1A: Purpose
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
What happens when you buy things using a special credit deal set up by the seller
23A: Goods subject to collateral credit agreement
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Rules for cancelling a service you bought with a special payment plan
39A: Services subject to collateral credit agreement
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Goods must be delivered on time or you can ask for help
5A: Guarantee as to delivery
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Gas and electricity must be safe, reliable, and good enough for everyday use
7A: Guarantee of acceptable quality in supply of gas and electricity
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
How section 7A works with the rest of the Consumer Guarantees Act
7B: Relationship of section 7A with rest of Act
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
Gas and electricity sellers can get money back from pipe and line owners if there are problems
46A: Indemnification of gas and electricity retailers
Biosecurity Act 1993
Rules for people who run ports to be fair and honest with users
37C: Port operators
Biosecurity Act 1993
A 'lien' is a special debt on your land that must be paid first, before other debts.
129: Liens
Biosecurity Act 1993
Money collected from a levy must be kept in a special bank account for the Director-General.
140A: Trust accounts for levy money payable to Director-General
Biosecurity Act 1993
Checking people pay the right amount of levy to the government
141B: Compliance audits for Director-General's levy
Biosecurity Act 1993
Sorting out disagreements about paying a levy
142: Resolution of disputes
Biosecurity Act 1993
Checking people are paying the right amount of levy
100P: Compliance audits for levy
Biosecurity Act 1993
Agencies must report how they use the levy money they receive each year.
100R: Management agency to account for levy
Biosecurity Act 1993
Who can represent an industry group under the Biosecurity Act 1993
100ZA: Industry organisation
Biosecurity Act 1993
Auditors must follow the rules and do their job properly when checking organisations.
105D: Auditors' general duties
Biosecurity Act 1993
The person in charge can combine rules and documents into one, making it easier to understand.
166A: Certain secondary legislation or published instruments may be consolidated
Student Loan Scheme Act 2011
Rules for when an organisation can be called a charity
27B: When entity qualifies to be listed as charity
Student Loan Scheme Act 2011
You can ask for a review if your group isn't listed as a charity or is taken off the list
176A: Challenge to decision relating to listing of entity as charity
Companies Act 1993
Companies can issue loans that may never be repaid
95A: Perpetual debentures
Companies Act 1993
Reissuing or replacing company debentures that have been paid off
95B: Power to reissue redeemed debentures in certain cases
Companies Act 1993
Court can order you to follow through on agreements to lend money to companies
95C: Specific performance of contracts to subscribe for debentures
Companies Act 1993
Settling share price disputes through independent arbitration
112A: Price for shares referred to arbitration if shareholder objects to price
Companies Act 1993
You might get extra money if your share payment is late
112B: Interest payable on outstanding payments
Companies Act 1993
When a company buys your shares and how it affects your shareholder rights
112C: Timing of transfer of shares
Companies Act 1993
This section explains the official name of the law and when it took effect
1: Short Title and commencement
Companies Act 1993
Explains the meaning of important terms used in the Companies Act 1993
2: Interpretation
Companies Act 1993
How companies must publicly announce important information
3: Public notice
Companies Act 1993
How to check if a company can pay its bills and is worth more than it owes
4: Meaning of solvency test
Companies Act 1993
What it means for companies to own or control other companies
5: Meaning of holding company and subsidiary
Companies Act 1993
This section about what counts as a subsidiary company has been removed from the law
6: Extended meaning of subsidiary
Companies Act 1993
Rules for determining if a company is a subsidiary of another
8: Certain matters to be disregarded
Companies Act 1993
The Companies Act applies to everyone, including the government
9: Act binds the Crown
Companies Act 1993
What you need to set up a company in New Zealand
10: Essential requirements
Companies Act 1993
Official document proving a company's legal existence
14: Certificate of incorporation
Companies Act 1993
Companies are separate legal entities from their owners
15: Separate legal personality
Companies Act 1993
Companies have broad powers but must follow legal and constitutional limits
16: Capacity and powers
Companies Act 1993
Company actions remain valid even if they exceed company powers
17: Validity of actions
Companies Act 1993
How companies deal with outside people and what you can trust
18: Dealings between company and other persons
Companies Act 1993
Public availability of company documents doesn't mean you're expected to know their contents
19: No constructive notice
Companies Act 1993
You must reserve a company name before registering or changing it
20: Name to be reserved
Companies Act 1993
Companies with limited shareholder liability must end their name with "Limited" or "Tāpui (Limited)"
21: Name of company if liability of shareholders limited
Companies Act 1993
How to apply to reserve a company name
22: Application for reservation of name
Companies Act 1993
Registrar can require a company to change its name or assign a new one
24: Direction to change name
Companies Act 1993
Rules for how companies must use their name in documents and communications
25: Use of company name
Companies Act 1993
Companies can decide whether to have a constitution or not
26: No requirement for company to have constitution
Companies Act 1993
How a company's constitution interacts with the Companies Act
27: Effect of Act on company having constitution
Companies Act 1993
Companies without a constitution are governed by the Companies Act
28: Effect of Act on company not having constitution
Companies Act 1993
Rules for what counts as a company's constitution
29: Form of constitution
Companies Act 1993
What you can include in your company's constitution
30: Contents of constitution
Companies Act 1993
How a company's constitution relates to the Companies Act 1993
31: Effect of constitution
Companies Act 1993
Creating, changing, or removing a company's constitution
32: Adoption, alteration, and revocation of constitution
Companies Act 1993
Submitting a single document with all company rules and changes
33: New form of constitution
Companies Act 1993
Court can change a company's constitution when normal methods are impractical
34: Court may alter constitution
Companies Act 1993
Shares are parts of a company. They have rules and rights. You can buy and sell them.
Companies Act 1993
What you can do and get as a shareholder
36: Rights and powers attaching to shares
Companies Act 1993
Companies can issue different types of shares with varying rights and features
37: Types of shares
Companies Act 1993
Shares can be transferred unless the company's rules say otherwise
39: Transferability of shares
Companies Act 1993
Rules for companies when agreeing to issue new shares
40: Contracts for issue of shares
Companies Act 1993
Shares must be given out when a company is formed or joins with another
41: Issue of shares on registration and amalgamation
Companies Act 1993
Company boards can issue shares as they see fit, following legal and company rules
42: Issue of other shares
Companies Act 1993
Telling the Registrar when new shares are issued
43: Notice of share issue
Companies Act 1993
Company boards can issue new shares if shareholders approve changes to company rules
44: Shareholder approval for issue of shares
Companies Act 1993
Existing shareholders get first chance to buy new shares
45: Pre-emptive rights
Companies Act 1993
How you can pay for shares when a company issues them
46: Consideration for issue of shares
Companies Act 1993
How you might need to pay for shares when a company is first set up
46A: Consideration for issue of shares on registration
Companies Act 1993
Board decides share price and terms for new or existing shares
47: Consideration to be decided by board
Companies Act 1993
When you can issue shares without following the usual rules
48: Exceptions to section 47
Companies Act 1993
Rules for issuing share options and convertible products
49: Consideration in relation to issue of options and convertible financial products
Companies Act 1993
Shares that create new debts need your written consent before they're issued
50: Consent to issue of shares
Companies Act 1993
Shares become official when the owner's name is added to the share register
51: Time of issue of shares
Companies Act 1993
Company directors can approve sharing profits with shareholders if the company can still pay its bills
52: Board may authorise distributions
Companies Act 1993
Getting company shares instead of cash dividends
54: Shares in lieu of dividends
Companies Act 1993
Rules for offering special deals to company owners
55: Shareholder discounts
Companies Act 1993
Getting back money or assets given to shareholders when the company couldn't afford it
56: Recovery of distributions
Companies Act 1993
Rules for reducing what shareholders owe for their shares
57: Reduction of shareholder liability a distribution
Companies Act 1993
A company can purchase its own shares if it follows specific legal requirements
58: Company may acquire its own shares
Companies Act 1993
Company's rules for buying its own shares
59: Acquisition of company's own shares
Companies Act 1993
Company board can offer to buy shares from shareholders
60: Board may make offer to acquire shares
Companies Act 1993
Rules for companies buying back their own shares
61: Special offers to acquire shares
Companies Act 1993
Document explaining the company's plan to buy its own shares
62: Disclosure document
Companies Act 1993
Companies must notify shareholders before buying their own shares on the stock exchange
63: Stock exchange acquisitions subject to prior notice to shareholders
Companies Act 1993
Company must provide information about its plan to buy its own shares
64: Disclosure document
Companies Act 1993
Companies can buy shares on the stock exchange without telling shareholders first
65: Stock exchange acquisitions not subject to prior notice to shareholders
Companies Act 1993
What happens to shares when a company buys them back
66: Cancellation of shares repurchased
Companies Act 1993
When a company can be made to buy back its shares
67: Enforceability of contract to repurchase shares
Companies Act 1993
Companies can keep their own shares if their rules allow it
67A: Company may hold its own shares
Companies Act 1993
Company-owned shares have no voting rights or financial benefits
67B: Rights and obligations of shares company holds in itself suspended
Companies Act 1993
Rules for a company selling its own shares
67C: Reissue of shares company holds in itself
Companies Act 1993
Defining when a company's shares can be bought back
68: Meaning of redeemable
Companies Act 1993
Company can buy back its own shares under specific conditions
69: Redemption at option of company
Companies Act 1993
A company must be able to pay its debts after buying back its own shares
70: Company must satisfy solvency test
Companies Act 1993
Buying back shares from shareholders under specific conditions
71: Special redemption of shares
Companies Act 1993
Document explaining share redemption process and rules
72: Disclosure document
Companies Act 1993
What happens when a company buys back its own shares
73: Cancellation of shares redeemed
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
This Act creates a new group to watch over money matters in New Zealand
3: Purpose of this Act
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Understanding key terms in the Financial Markets Authority Act
4: Interpretation
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The government must follow this law just like everyone else
5: Act binds the Crown
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
New government team created to watch over money matters
6: Financial Markets Authority established
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA is a special part of the New Zealand government with its own rules
7: FMA is Crown entity
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) helps make sure money markets are fair and safe for everyone
9: FMA's functions
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA board can have special helpers chosen by the Minister
11: Associate members
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Associate members can do FMA board tasks, but only for specific topics
12: Associate member treated as member of board
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules about different parts of the Financial Markets Authority
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA can split up its work into different teams
14: FMA may act by divisions
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for setting up and running groups within the Financial Markets Authority
15: Membership, chairperson, meetings, and resolutions of division
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA can use smaller groups to make decisions and do tasks
16: Powers of division
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
How many FMA members must attend meetings for decisions to be made
17: Quorum for meetings of FMA
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What happens if someone can't make it to an important FMA meeting?
18: Completion of proceedings where member unable to attend meeting
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA members can make decisions without meeting if they agree in writing
19: Assent to resolution without meeting
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Minister can ask FMA to check and write about money markets
20: Minister may request that FMA inquire and report
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA and its people can't be sued for doing their job unless they were really careless
22: Protection from liability for FMA and members and employees
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA can share information safely while doing its job
23: FMA's warnings, reports, guidelines, or comments protected by qualified privilege
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
How the FMA proves its decisions in court
24: Evidence of orders and decisions of FMA
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
How the FMA can gather information and enforce rules to keep financial markets fair
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The authority can ask for and collect important information and proof.
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can ask you for information, papers, or to talk to them
25: FMA may require person to supply information, produce documents, or give evidence
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA can collect different types of information to help make decisions
26: Powers of FMA to receive evidence
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Ways you can share information with the FMA
27: How evidence may be given
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA might pay you if you're a witness, but not too much
28: Witnesses' expenses
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can allow searches of places and things to find proof of broken financial rules
29: Power to enter and search place, vehicle, or other thing
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA can share information and documents with other agencies that enforce laws or regulate things, including those in other countries.
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can share information with other agencies to help everyone do their job better
30: Sharing of information and documents with law enforcement or regulatory agencies and overseas regulators
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The ability to help when regulators from other countries ask for assistance
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can help overseas regulators by gathering and sharing information
31: Power of FMA to act on requests of overseas regulators
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA carefully considers requests from overseas before deciding to help
32: FMA's consideration of requests
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules about collecting information and making sure people follow the law
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for sharing FMA information with other groups
33: Conditions that may be imposed on providing information, documents, or evidence to other agencies or regulators
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can take legal action for someone else to protect the public
34: FMA may exercise person’s right of action
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for when the FMA can start or take over a legal case for someone else
35: Requirements for FMA exercising person’s right of action
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The court can let the FMA take over some legal cases if it's best for everyone
36: High Court may grant leave in certain circumstances
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Steps the FMA must follow to take action for someone else
37: Procedural requirements for leave to exercise person’s right of action
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Court helps FMA in legal cases about money matters
38: Powers of High Court for proceedings exercising person’s right of action
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can act for a group of people with similar concerns in court
39: Representative actions
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can keep certain information secret during their work
44: Power to make confidentiality orders
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
You can share secret information if the FMA says it's okay
45: Publication or disclosure with FMA's consent
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can accept written promises from people or companies about their work
46: FMA may accept undertakings
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Keeping promises made to the FMA and what happens if you don't
47: Enforcement of undertakings
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Asking the High Court for its opinion on a legal matter
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can ask the High Court for help with tricky legal questions
48: FMA may state case for opinion of High Court
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can make people share its money warnings
49: FMA may require its warning to be disclosed
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can let others collect information for them
52: Power to authorise person to obtain information or documents
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for people allowed to get special information for the FMA
53: Requirements for persons authorised to obtain information or documents
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
People working for the FMA won't get in trouble for doing their job
55: Protection from liability for persons exercising powers
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Powers to gather information and protect certain rights
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What happens when legal actions are going on while powers are being used
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What happens when you challenge the FMA's powers in court
57: Effect of proceedings
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Other ways people can break the rules when the FMA is gathering information or making sure the rules are followed
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
You can get in trouble if you don't cooperate with the Financial Markets Authority
61: Criminal liability for obstructing exercise of powers
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for sending official notices from the Financial Markets Authority
62: Notices
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
How to send and receive important legal messages
63: Service of notices
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can use its powers from this law and other laws too
64: Powers not limited
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA people can't share work secrets in court, with some exceptions
65: Limitation on disclosure of information obtained in FMA's operations
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
People and companies in finance pay money to help run the FMA
68: Levy of financial markets participants and other persons registered or incorporated under Acts referred to in Schedule 1
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA must talk to people before asking for money
69: FMA must consult about request for appropriation
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Words and their meanings in this part of the law
70: Interpretation
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Getting rid of a group that watched over money matters
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The old Securities Commission has been replaced by a new Financial Markets Authority
71: Securities Commission disestablished
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What happens when the Securities Commission is replaced by the Financial Markets Authority
72: Consequences of disestablishment
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Replacing 'Commission' with 'FMA' in old documents
73: References to Securities Commission
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
This law explains what happens when the Securities Commission closes and the Financial Markets Authority takes over
75: Effect of Act
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA keeps using old records without needing to change names
76: Registers
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What happens when the Government Actuary's office closes
78: Consequences of disestablishment
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What to do when you see 'Government Actuary' mentioned in old documents
79: References to Government Actuary
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules about Ministry workers getting new jobs at the Financial Markets Authority
81: Ministry of Economic Development employees
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
This law changes other laws to keep everything up to date
82: Amendments to other enactments
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Changes to laws and rules when the Securities Commission became the Financial Markets Authority
84: Amendments consequential on replacement of Commission by FMA
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Changes to laws and rules: replacing 'Government Actuary' with 'FMA'
85: Amendments consequential on replacement of Government Actuary by FMA
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Laws that help keep money and financial services safe in New Zealand
Schedule 1: Financial markets legislation
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Changes to other laws and rules because of the new money watchdog law
Schedule 3: Amendments to other enactments
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Changes to laws: replacing old names with Financial Markets Authority
Schedule 4: Amendments to replace references to Securities Commission or Government Actuary
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA aims to make financial markets fair and easy for everyone
8: FMA's main objective
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA must talk to you about legal actions they take about you, unless it makes things too difficult for them
40: FMA must consult person A
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Legal time limits for FMA start when they ask permission to sue
42: Special limitation provision
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for handling old and new financial market issues
43: Transitional provisions
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA must tell people when they make, change, or cancel rules
50: FMA must give notice of orders
Crimes Act 1961
It's against the law to give money or gifts to officials from other countries to get business deals or special treatment.
105C: Bribery of foreign public official
Crimes Act 1961
It's against the law for New Zealanders to bribe officials from other countries, even when they're not in New Zealand.
105D: Bribery outside New Zealand of foreign public official
Crimes Act 1961
It's against the law to steal or copy secret business information for personal gain or to harm others.
230: Taking, obtaining, or copying trade secrets
Crimes Act 1961
Lying to trick people into giving money or buying things for a company is against the law.
242: False statement by promoter, etc
Crimes Act 1961
It's against the law to hurt or mess with computers in ways that can harm people or break things.
250: Damaging or interfering with computer system
Crimes Act 1961
It's against the law to create, sell, or have computer programs that help people break into computers or do illegal things.
251: Making, selling, or distributing or possessing software for committing crime
Crimes Act 1961
It's against the law to copy or fake marks that show something has been checked for quality.
265: Imitating authorised or customary marks
Litter Act 1979
Company bosses can be guilty too if they know the company is breaking the law
18: Liability of officers of body corporate
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What's included in a local alcohol policy
77: Contents of policies
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
This part of the law is about making rules for selling and supplying alcohol to help keep our community safe.
3: Purpose
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The goal of this law is to help you buy, supply, and drink alcohol safely and responsibly.
4: Object
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Alcohol laws help keep you safe. They say who can sell alcohol and when. There are rules for places that sell alcohol, like shops and restaurants. These rules help stop people from getting hurt or sick from drinking too much.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Some people are exempt from rules about selling and giving away alcohol.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Some alcohol sales by makers and sellers are exempt from the law
8: Certain sales by makers, importers, distributors, and wholesalers exempted
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Selling alcohol to drink on the premises
14: On-licences generally
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules for restaurants that let customers bring their own alcohol
15: On-licences: BYO restaurants
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Selling alcohol to take away from an off-licence, and rules for free or paid samples
17: Off-licences: sale and supply on licensed premises
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Alcohol can be delivered straight to off-licences from suppliers with a prior arrangement
19: Off-licences: direct delivery of alcohol, by arrangement with holder, by distributor, importer, manufacturer, or wholesaler
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Auctioneers with a special licence can sell alcohol at auctions.
20: Off-licences: auctioneers
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Selling alcohol to club members on club premises
21: Club licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Licences for special events that let you sell alcohol in certain ways.
22: Special licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
You don't have to sell alcohol to everyone, or let them drink on your premises.
24: No obligation to serve
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Only eligible people can get an alcohol licence
27: Licences not to be issued to persons not empowered to hold them
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Who can sell alcohol: people, companies, and groups over 20 years old
28: Who can hold on-licences, off-licences, and special licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules for restaurants that let customers bring their own alcohol
37: On-licences for BYO restaurants
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Selling alcohol at events: special rules for caterers
38: On-licences for caterers
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Special alcohol licence for people who run auctions
39: Off-licences for auctioneers
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules for getting a special licence to sell alcohol to drink elsewhere
42: Restrictions on issue of special licences for consumption off-premises
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Maximum hours to sell or serve alcohol in New Zealand
43: Default national maximum trading hours
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
When you can sell alcohol depends on your local area's rules and your licence.
45: Permitted trading hours for premises with relevant local alcohol policy
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Buying alcohol online is allowed at any time, but there are still some delivery rules.
49: Remote sales exempted from trading hours restrictions
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Licenced places must sell low-alcohol drinks for people to drink there.
52: Low-alcohol drinks to be available
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules for selling alcohol to take away with a special licence
55: Requirements relating to special licences for consumption off-premises
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Alcohol sellers must display signs showing their opening hours at every main entrance.
56: Display of signs: on-licences, off-licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Showing your alcohol licence where people can see it
57: Display of licence: all licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules you must follow when selling or supplying alcohol
63: Requirements and restrictions imposed as conditions
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Tell the licensing authority if your alcohol-licensed company's owners or name change
69: Notification of licensing authority by company of changes in company shareholding or name
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Tell the licensing authority if you buy or sell shares in an alcohol-licensed company
70: Notification of licensing authority by beneficial owner of shares of changes in shareholding
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What happens when you give up your alcohol licence or manager's certificate
73: Surrender of licence or manager's certificate
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Telling people about your alcohol licence application
101: Notification requirements
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules can be added to alcohol licences if the local area has specific alcohol rules.
109: Conditions may be imposed if required by local alcohol policy
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Special rules for places that sell alcohol, like bars and clubs, to keep people safe
110: Particular conditions: on-licences and club licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Some alcohol licences have a one-way door rule that says when people can enter or leave a premises.
111: Imposition of one-way door restrictions by condition
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules for selling alcohol from a shop or supermarket, like who you can sell to and when
116: Particular discretionary conditions, and other compulsory conditions: off-licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Extra rules licence holders must follow, decided by the people approving the licence
117: Other discretionary conditions
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Some rules might only apply to certain areas or times on licensed premises.
118: Different conditions may apply to different parts of premises
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Your old alcohol licence ends when a new one is issued for the same place.
121: Licence expires when new licence issued for same premises
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How to renew your alcohol licence
127: Application for renewal of licence
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
People who check if alcohol sellers are following the rules
197: Licensing inspectors
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What you need to qualify for a manager's certificate to sell alcohol
222: Criteria for manager's certificates
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How to renew your alcohol manager's certificate before it expires
224: Application for renewal of manager's certificates
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Who gets to decide if you can renew your alcohol manager's certificate?
226: Who decides application for renewal of manager's certificates
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Appointing a temporary manager when your regular manager is away
229: Temporary manager
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Telling authorities about new alcohol managers
231: Notice of appointment, etc, of manager, temporary manager, or acting manager
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Selling alcohol without a licence is against the law
233: Sales by unlicensed persons
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
No selling alcohol in unlicensed places
234: Allowing unlicensed premises to be used for sale of alcohol
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Don't encourage people to drink too much alcohol
237: Irresponsible promotion of alcohol
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
No one under 18 can work where alcohol is sold, unless they're doing certain jobs.
242: Employment of minors
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Selling alcohol without permission is against the law
247: Unauthorised sale or supply
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Don't let people get too drunk at your alcohol venue or you could be fined.
249: Allowing people to become intoxicated
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Selling spirits in big containers: you can't sell spirits in containers over 500ml to drink on the premises
254: Sales of spirit in vessel exceeding 500 ml
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What happens if a bar or restaurant manager isn't doing their job properly and might lose their licence
285: Suspension or cancellation of manager's certificates
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Licence to sell alcohol can be suspended if you don't follow health and safety rules.
286: Suspension of licence for non-compliance with public health or fire precaution requirements
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
When You Break Alcohol Sales Rules, You Might Lose Your Licence
288: Holdings giving rise to cancellation of licence and manager's certificate
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Losing your alcohol manager's certificate if you get in trouble three times in three years
290: Cancellation of manager's certificate after 3 holdings within 3 years
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Licensing trusts must pay taxes like a business, including income tax and rates.
306: Licensing trust liable to taxes
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Making a deal with people you owe money to, like a company would
336: Power to compromise with creditors
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Trustees must prepare and publicly share accurate financial reports each year
383: Financial statements
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules made by the Governor-General about alcohol licences and sales
397: Regulations
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Licences to sell alcohol that you already had are still valid under the new law.
409: Existing licences continue in force
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Understanding old company rules about alcohol sales and licences
413: Interpretation of documents constituting certain existing bodies corporate
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Trusts that can sell alcohol in New Zealand
Schedule 1: Existing licensing and community trusts
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How to tell if a shop is a grocery store
33: Determining whether premises are grocery store
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
No off-licences for petrol stations, garages, dairies, or some shops.
36: No off-licences for petrol stations, certain garages, dairies, convenience stores, conveyances, or shops within shops
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How licensing committees hold meetings and make decisions
190: Meetings of licensing committees
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Supermarkets and grocery shops can only sell certain types of alcohol with 15% or less ethanol.
58: Restriction on kinds of alcohol sold in supermarkets and grocery shops, and premises directly accessible from supermarket or grocery shop
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Your licence renewal application is cancelled if the licence expires.
124: Application for renewal lapses if licence expires
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
You need to choose a manager if you have a licence to sell alcohol.
212: Appointment of managers: on-licences, off-licences, and club licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Using computers to keep records instead of writing them down
6: Use of electronic records
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Selling alcohol from a different place while your shop is being fixed
74: Temporary licence during repairs, etc
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules for selling alcohol in one area of a shop or venue
114: Effect of single-area conditions
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Keep a record of who manages your alcohol-selling business, including their details, for at least 2 years.
232: Licensees to keep record of managers, acting managers, and temporary managers
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What happens to alcohol licence applications made 6-12 months after the new law started
407: Disposal of applications made between 6 and 12 months after day of assent
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Winery cellar doors must offer snack food when selling wine samples to customers.
62A: Snack food to be available when samples sold from winery cellar doors
Building Societies Act 1965
How documents are registered and what it means
121B: Registration of documents
Building Societies Act 1965
Registrar can ask for changes to documents before adding them to building society records
121C: Registrar may require document to be registrable or otherwise comply before registration
Building Societies Act 1965
How the government saves important building society papers
121D: When documents are registered
Building Societies Act 1965
You can check information about building societies
121F: Inspection of register
Building Societies Act 1965
Getting official copies of building society records
121G: Obtaining certified copy or extract from register
Building Societies Act 1965
Explaining important words used in the Building Societies Act
2: Interpretation
Building Societies Act 1965
The rule about building societies having an official seal was removed
5: Official seal
Building Societies Act 1965
The Registrar no longer needs to write a yearly report about building societies
7: Annual report by Registrar
Building Societies Act 1965
How to start a building society in New Zealand
13: Mode of establishing society
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules for starting a building society must be checked and approved
14: Registration of rules of society
Building Societies Act 1965
A building society becomes a separate legal entity when it's officially registered
15: Incorporation of society
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules tell you what a building society must do and how it works
17: Contents of rules
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies must have unique names to avoid confusion
21: Restriction on registration of names
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies must use their official registered name or face penalties
22: Society to use registered name
Building Societies Act 1965
How to change the name of your building society
23: Change of name
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can't start working until they get a special permission paper
28: Business not to be commenced before incorporation
Building Societies Act 1965
Founding members must buy shares before the society can start
29: Minimum subscription by founding members
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can join together to become one society
32: Union of societies
Building Societies Act 1965
Extra rules for societies joining together or passing on their duties
34: Supplementary provisions as to union and transfer of engagements
Building Societies Act 1965
Where the society keeps its main address
72: Registered office of society
Building Societies Act 1965
How to tell the government when your building society moves its main office
73: Change of registered office
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies need at least two people to run them
83: Directors
Building Societies Act 1965
Directors must tell others about their business interests
86: Disclosure of interest by directors
Building Societies Act 1965
Workers at building societies can't take extra money for helping with loans or insurance
87: Officers not to accept commissions
Building Societies Act 1965
Telling officials when important people join or leave a building society
88: Notice of changes in holding of certain offices
Building Societies Act 1965
Directors must write a report about the society's performance for the yearly meeting
95: Directors' report
Building Societies Act 1965
Breaking rules about money reports and meetings can get building society directors in trouble
97A: Offences relating to laying financial statements before annual general meeting, half-yearly financial statements, directors' report, and distribution of financial statements
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules can't protect building society leaders from getting in trouble for their mistakes
107: Officers and auditors not to be exempted from liability
Building Societies Act 1965
Building society members can vote to change into a company
113A: Building society may approve scheme for conversion of society into company under Companies Act 1993
Building Societies Act 1965
Building society needs approval to become a company
113C: Special resolution approving scheme for conversion to be registered by Registrar of Building Societies
Building Societies Act 1965
Company officer records when a building society becomes a company
113D: Registrar of Companies to register society as company on receipt of certain documents
Building Societies Act 1965
What happens to a building society's stuff when it becomes a company
113E: Consequential provisions on conversion of society
Building Societies Act 1965
New company from building society can't give out special or prize-winning shares
113H: Prohibition on issue of terminating or bonus balloting shares in company to which society converts
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules for protecting certain shareholders when a building society becomes a company
113I: Preservation of rights of terminating shareholders
Building Societies Act 1965
No more prize draws three years after a building society becomes a company
113P: Prohibition of bonus ballots after expiry of 3 years from conversion date
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules for changing building societies into companies
113Q: Regulations for purposes of this Part
Building Societies Act 1965
How a building society can be closed down by someone in charge
118: Dissolution by appointment of liquidator
Building Societies Act 1965
Telling the official record keeper when a building society is closing down
120: Notice of dissolution or liquidation
Building Societies Act 1965
Making sure fees for government services were okay to use for other things
137A: Validation of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Car rental agreements can include rules about paying fines for breaking camping laws
29: Rental service agreement may provide for payment of infringement fee
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rental companies must follow steps before charging you for breaking camping rules
30: Charging hirer for infringement fee
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
This law's name tells us it's about rules for people who help with immigration in New Zealand
1: Title
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
When the rules for immigration advisers start working
2: Commencement
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
This law makes rules to keep immigration advice safe and good
3: Purpose and scheme of Act
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
You can't give immigration advice unless you have a special permission or don't need one
6: Prohibition on providing immigration advice unless licensed or exempt
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Rules for people giving immigration advice from outside New Zealand
8: Offshore immigration advice
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Rules for becoming a licensed immigration adviser
10: Who may be licensed as immigration adviser
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Governor-General can make or remove rules about who needs a licence to help with immigration
12: Exemption, or removal of exemption, by Order in Council
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
People who can't become licensed immigration advisers
15: Persons prohibited from licensing
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
People who might not be allowed to become immigration advisers
16: Persons subject to restriction on being licensed
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
How to apply to become a licensed immigration adviser
18: Application for licence
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
You can't give your immigration adviser licence to someone else
25: Licence may not be transferred
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
When and why an immigration adviser can lose their licence
27: Cancellation of licence
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
How the Registrar cancels an adviser's licence
28: Process for cancellation
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
When does a cancelled or suspended licence stop working?
30: Effective date of cancellation or suspension
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Your immigration adviser licence will end if you don't renew it on time
33: Expiry of licence
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
The Registrar makes rules for immigration advisers to follow
36: Registrar to develop competency standards
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Registrar makes rules for immigration advisers to follow
37: Registrar to develop code of conduct
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
What happens when someone complains about an immigration adviser
45: Procedure on receipt of complaint by Registrar
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
What happens if an immigration adviser does something wrong
51: Disciplinary sanctions
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
The adviser's licence can be put on hold if someone complains about them
53: Suspension of licence pending outcome of complaint
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
You can challenge a decision to cancel your adviser licence
55: Appeal to Tribunal against determination by Registrar to cancel licence
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Why inspections happen for immigration advisers
56: Purposes of inspection
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
You can only help with immigration if you have permission or don't need it
63: Offence to provide immigration advice unless licensed or exempt
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
You can get in trouble for giving wrong information when applying for a licence
66: Offence to provide false or misleading information
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Breaking the law by not telling about important changes if you help with immigration
70: Offence to fail to notify change in circumstances
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
If you're accused of giving immigration advice without a licence, the law assumes you need one
74: Presumption as to non-exemption
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
What information is kept about immigration advisers
78: Contents of register
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
What happens when you get temporary permission to give immigration advice
83: Effect of interim order
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Setting fees for immigration adviser licences
89: Licensing fees
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Rules about fees for licensed immigration advisers
90: Immigration adviser's levy
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Sharing information about immigration advisers with other countries
92: Disclosure of personal information overseas
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Rules for immigration advisers can be made by the Governor-General
94: Regulations
Land Transport Act 1998
People who run transport businesses must have special permission
30J: Transport service operators must be licensed
Land Transport Act 1998
How to ask for permission to run a transport service
30K: Application for transport service licence
Land Transport Act 1998
Company bosses can get in trouble if their company breaks the law
79K: Liability of directors of bodies corporate
Land Transport Act 1998
Officers can check trains and tracks to keep dangerous goods safe
130: Power to inspect railway lines
Land Transport Act 1998
A list of people who have permission to run transport services
199A: Register of transport service licences
Land Transport Act 1998
You must keep and show records about transport services, or you could be fined
79HA: Failure to keep or produce records
Public Works Act 1981
Money for business owners when their land is needed for public projects
68: Compensation for business loss
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Apply for a certificate to export animals from New Zealand
42: Application for animal welfare export certificate
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Rules for taking care of animals when exporting them from New Zealand
45: Conditions
Animal Welfare Act 1999
How an independent review is done by a special reviewer to check an organisation
108: Conduct of independent review
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Rules for taking animals out of New Zealand
183C: Regulations relating to exporting animals
Auctioneers Act 2013
This law explains how auctioneers are registered and what rules they need to follow
3: Purpose of Act
Auctioneers Act 2013
What important words mean in this law about auctions
4: Interpretation
Auctioneers Act 2013
You need to be registered to work as an auctioneer
5: Registration of person carrying on business as auctioneer
Auctioneers Act 2013
Who is not allowed to be an auctioneer
6: Disqualification from registration
Auctioneers Act 2013
Registered auctioneers can only hire other qualified auctioneers
7: Restriction on who registered auctioneers may engage as auctioneer
Auctioneers Act 2013
How to apply to become an auctioneer
8: Application for registration to carry on business as auctioneer
Auctioneers Act 2013
What you need to tell us when you want to become an auctioneer
9: Information and material to be included in application
Auctioneers Act 2013
How the Registrar checks and approves your application to become an auctioneer
10: Acceptance of application
Auctioneers Act 2013
Explaining why an application to be an auctioneer was turned down
11: Refusal of application
Auctioneers Act 2013
Your auctioneer licence runs out after a year unless you renew it
12: Registration expires after 12 months
Auctioneers Act 2013
Auctioneers must confirm their details yearly to stay registered
13: Annual confirmation
Auctioneers Act 2013
How the Registrar can cancel an auctioneer's registration
14: Cancelling registrations
Auctioneers Act 2013
When an auctioneer is no longer allowed to sell things at auctions
15: When registered auctioneer ceases to be registered
Auctioneers Act 2013
Telling the Registrar when important things change for auctioneers
16: Obligation to notify Registrar of changes
Auctioneers Act 2013
Auctioneers must keep detailed records of sellers, items, and auction details
17: Auctioneer record
Auctioneers Act 2013
Keeping and sharing your auction record
18: Storage and inspection of auctioneer record
Auctioneers Act 2013
Person in charge of managing auctioneers' registration
19: Registrar of Auctioneers
Auctioneers Act 2013
The Registrar can give you a paper that proves if someone is an auctioneer
20: Registrar's certificate
Auctioneers Act 2013
A list of all registered auctioneers that anyone can look up online
21: Register of auctioneers
Auctioneers Act 2013
How to disagree with decisions about your auctioneer registration
22: Appeals
Auctioneers Act 2013
The court can temporarily stop an auctioneer's registration from being cancelled
23: Interim order by District Court
Auctioneers Act 2013
Rules to follow if you're an auctioneer to avoid getting in trouble
24: Offences
Auctioneers Act 2013
Rules for existing auctioneers when the new law starts
26: Application of Act to existing licence holders and others
Auctioneers Act 2013
Changes to the law mean you now need to be registered to run auctions
27: Amendments removing exemption from requirement to be registered
Auctioneers Act 2013
Making changes to other laws because of the new auctioneers law
28: Consequential repeal and amendments
Auctioneers Act 2013
Changes to rules about people who sell things for others at special sales
Schedule : Amendments relating to auctioneers
Employment Relations Act 2000
A promise made by an employer to fix problems or pay money owed, which can be enforced by law.
223B: Enforceable undertakings
Employment Relations Act 2000
Workers must vote secretly before they can go on strike
82A: Requirement for union to hold secret ballot before strike
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law aims to create fair and positive work relationships by encouraging good behaviour between workers and bosses.
3: Object of this Act
Employment Relations Act 2000
People at work should be honest, kind, and helpful to each other, like good friends.
4: Parties to employment relationship to deal with each other in good faith
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains who counts as a worker and who doesn't in the eyes of the law.
6: Meaning of employee
Employment Relations Act 2000
Sometimes, a union helper can't go into a small workplace if the boss has a special paper and no workers belong to a union.
23: When access to workplaces may be denied on religious grounds
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains who can speak up or be involved in legal matters about unions.
29: Persons who have standing in proceedings relating to unions
Employment Relations Act 2000
Talking about work rules. It's about being fair when making deals.
Employment Relations Act 2000
This part explains the rules for fair teamwork when workers and bosses make agreements together.
31: Object of this Part
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for unions and employers to work together nicely when making agreements about jobs
32: Good faith in bargaining for collective agreement
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for asking for and sharing information when workers and bosses talk about job agreements
34: Providing information in bargaining for collective agreement
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for fair and honest bargaining between workers and bosses
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules that help people be fair and honest when talking about jobs and work
35: Codes of good faith
Employment Relations Act 2000
The court can look at rules about being fair when deciding if workers and bosses were nice to each other while making deals.
39: Authority or court may have regard to code of good faith
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains which groups can start talks for a work agreement between workers and bosses.
40: Who may initiate bargaining
Employment Relations Act 2000
When unions and employers can start talking about work agreements
41: When bargaining may be initiated
Employment Relations Act 2000
A union or employer starts talks for a group work agreement by sending a special letter to the other side.
42: How bargaining initiated
Employment Relations Act 2000
Bosses must tell workers when talks about work rules are starting
43: Employees' attention to be drawn to initiation of bargaining
Employment Relations Act 2000
Unions need special voting before they can ask many bosses to make one big work agreement together
45: One or more unions proposing to initiate bargaining with 2 or more employers for single collective agreement
Employment Relations Act 2000
When workers need to vote on joining a group deal their boss wants
47: When secret ballots required after employer initiates bargaining for single collective agreement
Employment Relations Act 2000
New groups can join ongoing talks if they follow the rules and get permission from those already talking.
49: Parties joining bargaining after it begins
Employment Relations Act 2000
When different unions want to bargain for the same type of work, the boss can ask them to join together and make one big agreement.
50: Consolidation of bargaining
Employment Relations Act 2000
Ideas shared during talks don't have to be followed after the talks end, unless everyone agrees to keep them.
50G: Proposals made or positions reached during facilitation
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Authority can suggest ways to help people agree on work rules, but everyone still gets to choose what they want to do.
50H: Recommendation by Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
Everyone must be honest and fair when talking to the helper during work discussions.
50I: Party must deal with Authority in good faith
Employment Relations Act 2000
The law allows a judge to decide what goes in a work agreement if someone keeps being really unfair during talks about it.
50J: Remedy for serious and sustained breach of duty of good faith in section 4 in relation to collective bargaining
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains when group work agreements start and end.
52: When collective agreement comes into force and expires
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains who must follow the rules in a workplace agreement between unions and employers.
56: Application of collective agreement
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains how new employers and unions can join an existing work agreement if certain rules are followed.
56A: Application of collective agreement to subsequent parties
Employment Relations Act 2000
Workers can only follow one group agreement for their job, even if they belong to multiple unions.
57: Employee bound by only 1 collective agreement in respect of same work
Employment Relations Act 2000
A worker who leaves their union but keeps their job can't join a new agreement for a while.
58: Employee who resigns as member of union but does not resign as employee
Employment Relations Act 2000
Doing things that weaken group negotiations or agreements between workers and employers
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains what it means when people agree on something during talks about work rules.
59A: Interpretation
Employment Relations Act 2000
Employers can't use parts of group agreements in individual contracts if it weakens group bargaining power.
59B: Breach of duty of good faith to pass on, in certain circumstances, in individual employment agreement terms and conditions agreed in collective bargaining or in collective agreement
Employment Relations Act 2000
An employer can get in trouble for copying parts of other agreements if it hurts those agreements or negotiations.
59C: Breach of duty of good faith to pass on, in certain circumstances, in collective agreement provisions agreed in other collective bargaining or another collective agreement
Employment Relations Act 2000
Workers can add extra rules to their job contract if everyone agrees and it doesn't go against the group deal.
61: Employee bound by applicable collective agreement may agree to additional terms and conditions of employment
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for employers when discussing job terms with workers or future workers
63A: Bargaining for individual employment agreement or individual terms and conditions in employment agreement
Employment Relations Act 2000
Your boss must keep a copy of your job agreement so you can see what you agreed to.
64: Employer must retain copy of individual employment agreement or individual terms and conditions of employment
Employment Relations Act 2000
Your job can take money from your pay for union fees if you say it's okay.
65A: Deduction of union fees
Employment Relations Act 2000
This part of the law aims to protect certain workers when their job changes hands to a new boss.
69A: Object of this subpart
Employment Relations Act 2000
This section explains the meaning of important words and ideas used in the rules about keeping your job when your work changes.
69B: Interpretation
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains how work can be moved between different people or companies.
69C: Meaning of contracting in, contracting out, and subsequent contracting
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains who counts as your new boss when your job changes hands
69D: Meaning of new employer
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains how jobs can change when companies switch who does the work, like cleaning or cooking, and how workers can keep their jobs.
69E: Examples of contracting in, contracting out, and subsequent contracting
Employment Relations Act 2000
This part explains when the rules apply to workers whose jobs might change because of company changes.
69F: Application of this subpart
Employment Relations Act 2000
Telling employees about their right to choose a new boss when their job changes
69G: Notice of right to make election
Employment Relations Act 2000
Workers can talk with their boss about other options before deciding to move to a new company
69H: Employee bargaining for alternative arrangements
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can choose to work for the new boss if your job changes
69I: Employee may elect to transfer to new employer
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for employees moving to a new job when their work changes hands
69K: Terms and conditions of employment of transferring employee under fixed term employment
Employment Relations Act 2000
This rule protects agreements that say you don't get extra money if you choose not to work for a new boss.
69L: Agreements excluding entitlements for technical redundancy not affected
Employment Relations Act 2000
When a worker changes jobs, their new boss has to follow the old work agreement, but only for that worker.
69M: New employer becomes party to collective agreement that binds employee electing to transfer
Employment Relations Act 2000
If you choose to work for a new company, you can ask for money if they want to let you go because of the change.
69N: Employee who transfers may bargain for redundancy entitlements with new employer
Employment Relations Act 2000
The law says a special group can help decide what workers get if they lose their job because of big changes at work.
69O: Authority may investigate bargaining and determine redundancy entitlements
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains how to share information about workers who choose to switch to a new boss when their job changes.
69OA: Object of this subpart
Employment Relations Act 2000
What big words in the Employment Relations Act mean
69OB: Interpretation
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can ask for information about how much it costs to move workers when a business changes hands.
69OC: Disclosure of employee transfer costs information
Employment Relations Act 2000
When information about employee transfer costs changes, the person who gave it must tell everyone the new details right away.
69OE: Updating disclosure of employee transfer costs information
Employment Relations Act 2000
This part of the law aims to protect workers when their job changes to a new company by making sure their old boss talks to the new one about keeping them employed.
69OH: Object of this subpart
Employment Relations Act 2000
This section explains important words and ideas about keeping your job when your work changes.
69OI: Interpretation
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules say job contracts must include ways to protect workers if their work changes
69OJ: Collective agreements and individual employment agreements must contain employee protection provision
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can decide if you want to work for the new company or not when your job changes.
69OK: Affected employee may choose whether to transfer to new employer
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains what words mean when talking about workers paying unions for help with job deals.
69P: Interpretation
Employment Relations Act 2000
The boss and union must agree on a fee, then workers vote secretly to approve it.
69Q: Bargaining fee clause does not come into force unless agreed to first by employer and union and then by secret ballot
Employment Relations Act 2000
If a bargaining fee is agreed upon, the boss must tell workers about it and explain how it affects their job and pay.
69R: Employer to notify employees if bargaining fee clause agreed to
Employment Relations Act 2000
Non-union workers covered by a collective agreement must pay a bargaining fee if they meet certain conditions.
69S: Which employees bargaining fee clause applies to
Employment Relations Act 2000
The employer must take money from the worker's pay and give it to the union if there's a special agreement.
69T: Bargaining fee clause binding on employer and employee
Employment Relations Act 2000
The fee for bargaining help can't be more than what union members pay.
69U: Amount of bargaining fee
Employment Relations Act 2000
The bargaining fee rule stops working when the work agreement it's part of ends.
69V: Expiry of bargaining fee clause
Employment Relations Act 2000
A rule that lets unions charge non-members a fee for bargaining is allowed and overrules some other laws.
69W: Validity of bargaining fee clause
Employment Relations Act 2000
This section explains the meaning of important words used in the rules about learning about work relationships.
71: Interpretation
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains how to figure out how many days off workers can get for learning about their job rights, based on how many people work at their company.
74: Calculation of maximum number of days of employment relations education leave
Employment Relations Act 2000
What a lockout is: when an employer stops work or employing people to get what they want from employees.
82: Meaning of lockout
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for locking out workers in important services like hospitals and police
91: Lockouts in essential services
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can change or cancel a code of practice the same way you made it in the first place.
100B: Amendment and revocation of code of practice
Employment Relations Act 2000
Your employer must keep a record of your pay and the hours you work.
130: Wages and time record
Employment Relations Act 2000
What happens if you break the rules of your work agreement
134: Penalties for breach of employment agreement
Employment Relations Act 2000
A group that helps solve problems between workers and bosses
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules about contracts also apply to employment agreements between you and your employer
162: Application of law relating to contracts
Employment Relations Act 2000
Creating a record of work hours and pay when the original is missing
232: Compilation of wages and time record
Employment Relations Act 2000
When company bosses might have to pay workers' wages and holiday money
234: Circumstances in which officers, directors, or agents of company liable for minimum wages and holiday pay
Employment Relations Act 2000
Your work agreement can't override the law's rules.
238: No contracting out
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules that help people switch from the old way of doing things to the new way
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains how workers and bosses can vote to change when their work agreement ends
246: Expiration of existing collective employment contracts
Employment Relations Act 2000
Bosses can choose not to join group talks with other bosses about worker agreements.
44A: Employer may opt out of bargaining for collective agreement, or for agreement to join collective agreement, involving 2 or more employers
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Explanation of what 'supply' means in this act
21: Meaning of supply
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
What counts as a dangerous event at work that must be reported
24: Meaning of notifiable incident
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
PCBUs must ensure workplace safety for all legal visitors
37: Duty of PCBU who manages or controls workplace
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Responsibility to keep workplace equipment safe
38: Duty of PCBU who manages or controls fixtures, fittings, or plant at workplaces
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Designers must ensure work-related products are safe for all users
39: Duty of PCBU who designs plant, substances, or structures
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Manufacturers must ensure workplace products are safe for users
40: Duty of PCBU who manufactures plant, substances, or structures
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Importers must ensure safety of work-related machines, chemicals, and structures
41: Duty of PCBU who imports plant, substances, or structures
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Businesses must ensure safety of supplied workplace equipment and materials
42: Duty of PCBU who supplies plant, substances, or structures
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Rules for keeping people safe when working in mines
Schedule 3: Health and safety in mining sector
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Businesses and individuals cannot use insurance to pay health and safety fines
29: Insurance against fines unlawful
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
You must report serious incidents to the regulator immediately
56: Duty to notify notifiable event
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
When people act for you, you may be responsible for their actions
161: Conduct of directors, employees, or agents attributed
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Rules for getting workplaces approved when needed
204: Requirements for authorisation of workplaces
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Rules for using equipment or substances that need approval at work
205: Requirements for authorisation of plant or substance
Official Information Act 1982
When the government doesn't share business information to keep it fair for companies
8: Special reasons for withholding official information related to competitive commercial activities
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This law's name is the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
1: Title
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This law cleans up and organises other laws without changing what they mean
4: Revision Act
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This law explains different types of agreements and business matters in simple terms
5: Overview of this Act
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Rules for switching to the new law and keeping important old rules
6: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Rules for switching to the new law and keeping important old rules
6: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Examples help explain the law but aren't the law itself
7: Status of examples
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The government must follow most of this law, with a few exceptions
8: Act binds the Crown
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Rules about making and keeping promises: How we agree and what happens when things go wrong
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Explaining important words used in this part of the law
9: Interpretation
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This part explains how you can benefit from promises made in legal documents even if you didn't sign them
10: Purpose
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Explaining special words used in this part of the law
11: Interpretation
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Promises made in contracts can help people who didn't sign them
12: Deed or contract for benefit of person who is not party to deed or contract
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Section 12 doesn't work if the contract wasn't meant to give someone special rights
13: Section 12 does not apply if no intention to create obligation enforceable by beneficiary
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
You might need permission to change or cancel a promise made to someone else
14: Variation or discharge of promise may require beneficiary’s consent
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Changing or ending promises: when everyone agrees or when it's allowed
15: Variation or discharge by agreement or in accordance with express provision
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Court can allow changes or cancellations to promises or duties
16: Court may authorise variation or discharge
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
How you can make someone keep a promise they made about you in a contract
17: Enforcement by beneficiary
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The person being sued can defend themselves just like they would against the original person they made a promise to
18: Availability of defences
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This part of New Zealand law doesn't apply to agreements made using other countries' rules
19: This subpart does not apply to promises, contracts, or deeds governed by foreign law
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This law keeps other rules about contracts and doesn't change them
20: Savings
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This part explains how courts can help fix mistakes in contracts
21: Purpose of this subpart
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This section sets new rules for contract mistakes
22: This subpart to be code
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
What words mean and how we use them in this part of the law
23: Interpretation
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Courts can help if you made a mistake when agreeing to a contract
24: Relief may be granted if mistake by one party is known to another party or is common or mutual
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
A mistake in understanding a contract's meaning is not the same as other contract mistakes
25: Mistake does not include mistake in interpretation of contract
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
You can't claim a mistake if you knew about it before signing the contract
26: Decision to enter into contract not influenced by mistake if party aware of it
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
When you make a mistake in a contract, the court looks at how much it was your fault
27: Mistake caused by party seeking relief
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Explaining how a court can fix problems with contracts
28: Nature of relief
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Court can help people connected to someone in a contract
29: Court may grant relief to person claiming through or under party
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This law protects innocent buyers when someone else made a mistake
31: Rights of third persons not affected
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Rules for foreign contracts don't follow this part of NZ law
32: This subpart does not apply to contracts governed by foreign law
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
What it means to cancel a contract
33: Meaning of cancel
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
A contract's own rules for fixing problems come first
34: Remedy provided in contract
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
What happens if someone lies or misleads you in a contract
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
When someone lies to you about a deal, you can get money back
35: Damages for misrepresentation
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
You can end a deal if someone else shows they won't do their part
36: Party may cancel contract if another party repudiates it
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
You can stop a deal if someone fooled you or breaks the rules
37: Party may cancel contract if induced to enter into it by misrepresentation or if term is or will be breached
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
You can't change your mind about a contract once you've said it's okay
38: No cancellation if contract is affirmed
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Court decides if you can cancel a contract when someone else misbehaves
39: Parties with substantially same interest
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
New rules replace old ones for cancelling contracts
40: Sections 36 to 39 have effect in place of rules of common law and of equity
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Cancelling a contract: When it starts to count
41: When cancellation may take effect
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
What happens when you cancel a contract
42: Effect of cancellation
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
How a court can help when there's a problem with a contract
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The court can make things fair when someone ends a contract
43: Power of court to grant relief
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Courts can add rules when giving relief, but can't stop people from asking for money for damages
44: Order for relief may be subject to terms and conditions
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Things the court thinks about when making decisions about contracts
45: Matters court must have regard to
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Protecting honest buyers who pay fair prices for property
46: Protection of purchaser of property in good faith and for valuable consideration
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
If you change things after a contract, the court might not be able to help you
47: Party who has altered position
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Who can ask for help with contract problems
48: Persons who may apply
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
When someone breaks a contract, you can ask for money to make things fair
49: Recovery of damages
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Rules that try to stop courts from looking into things
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
What someone says or promises before making a deal can still matter
50: Statement, promise, or undertaking during negotiations
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Courts can check if someone had permission to make promises for others, even if a contract says they can't
51: Authority for making or giving statement, promise, or undertaking
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Rules to protect you when buying things
52: Contracts for sale of goods
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The Disputes Tribunal can still use its special powers when you take a case to them
53: Proceeding before Disputes Tribunal
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
What happens when someone gives you their contract rights and duties
54: Remedies enforceable by or against assignee
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
You can't be charged more than what you'd get from a contract someone gave you
55: Damages may not exceed value of performance of assigned contract
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The person giving you a contract must pay for mistakes they made or information they didn't share
56: Assignee indemnified by assignor
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Rules to know when you take over someone else's contract
57: Other provisions relating to assignees
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Rules for foreign contracts don't follow this part of NZ law
58: This subpart does not apply to contracts governed by foreign law
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This part keeps important contract rules the same as before
59: Savings
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This part explains when you don't have to follow a contract anymore because it's too hard or impossible
60: Application
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
You can get back money you already paid and don't have to pay money you owed when a contract ends
61: Money paid may be recovered and money payable ceases to be payable
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Court can let you keep or get back money you spent on an unfinished job
62: Court may allow party who has incurred expenses to retain or recover money
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
You might have to pay back money if you got something valuable from an agreement that ended early
63: Sum may be recovered if party has obtained valuable benefit
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Court can treat a benefit given to someone else as if it was given to you
64: Benefit may be treated as being obtained
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Courts can count extra costs when deciding how much money was spent on a contract
65: Estimates of expenses
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Insurance money and frustrated contracts: When it counts and when it doesn't
66: Money payable under contract of insurance
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The court must follow special rules in your contract when things go wrong
67: Court must give effect to provision in contract
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Court can split contracts into finished and unfinished parts when something goes wrong
68: Court must treat performed part of contract that can be properly severed as separate contract
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Sometimes this part of the law doesn't count for certain agreements
69: This subpart does not apply in certain circumstances
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Words used in this law and what they mean
70: Interpretation
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
What makes a contract illegal?
71: Illegal contract defined
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Contracts stay legal even if they break rules, unless the rules say otherwise
72: Breach of enactment
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Contracts that break the law don't count and can't be used
73: Illegal contracts have no effect
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Protection for innocent people who receive property from illegal contracts
74: Protection of persons who acquire property in good faith and without notice
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The court can help you if you're in a tricky situation with an illegal contract
75: Who may be granted relief
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The court can help make things fair when there's a problem with a contract
76: Court may grant relief
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The court can add rules when it helps someone in a contract
77: Order may be subject to terms and conditions
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Court can't help if it's not good for everyone
79: Court must not grant relief if not in public interest
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The court can still help you if you made a mistake, even if you knew it was wrong
80: Person acting with knowledge of facts or law giving rise to illegality
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
If a landlord leaves New Zealand for more than 21 days in a row, they need to choose someone to look after their property.
16A: Landlord must have agent if out of New Zealand for longer than 21 consecutive days
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The rules for apartment buildings become part of your rental agreement and must be shared with you.
16B: Body corporate rules part of tenancy agreement
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Landlords must keep good records of rent and bond payments for seven years.
30: Landlord to keep records
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules for people who help others find places to live or stay
139: Regulations relating to accommodation brokers
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules about being honest when sending things to China
51: Application of Act to goods that are, or may be, exported to China
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for charity fund-raisers about sharing information when asking for money
28A: Regulations relating to disclosure by fund-raisers making requests for charitable purposes
Fair Trading Act 1986
Why the law helps regulators from other countries
48B: Purpose of sections 48C to 48O (which relate to assistance to overseas regulators)
Fair Trading Act 1986
Explaining important words used in the Fair Trading Act about working with other countries
48C: Definitions of terms used in sections 48B to 48O
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules about sharing information that was forced from someone with other countries
48D: Restrictions on providing compulsorily acquired information and investigative assistance
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for how New Zealand can work with other countries to help keep things fair
48E: Government-to-government co-operation arrangements
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for the Commission working with overseas regulators
48F: Regulator-to-regulator co-operation arrangements
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for agreements between organisations in different countries
48G: Content of co-operation arrangements
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for fair trading bosses to work with friends from other countries
48H: Procedures relating to co-operation arrangements
Fair Trading Act 1986
Helping other countries' fair trading regulators with information and investigations
48I: Providing compulsorily acquired information and investigative assistance
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for sharing information and helping overseas regulators
48J: Conditions on providing compulsorily acquired information and investigative assistance
Fair Trading Act 1986
Letting people know when their information is shared with overseas regulators
48K: Notice to persons affected by provision of information
Fair Trading Act 1986
The Commission must make a yearly report about working with overseas regulators
48L: Reporting on use of co-operation arrangements
Fair Trading Act 1986
The Commission can share certain information with overseas regulators
48M: Sharing of non-compulsorily acquired information not affected
Fair Trading Act 1986
You can choose to share your information with other countries
48N: Information provided by consent
Fair Trading Act 1986
Privacy rules for shared information between regulators
48O: Maintenance of privilege
Fair Trading Act 1986
This law makes sure trading is fair for everyone in New Zealand
1A: Purpose
Fair Trading Act 1986
Sellers can't trick buyers by pretending to bid on their own items at auctions
14A: When vendor bids are misrepresentations
Fair Trading Act 1986
The Minister can make, change, or cancel rules to help keep products safe
30A: Product safety policy statements
Fair Trading Act 1986
The government checks if safety rules for products are still good every five years
30B: Review of product safety policy statements
Fair Trading Act 1986
When companies choose to take back unsafe products, they must tell the government quickly
31A: Voluntary product recall
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for choosing people to check if things are safe to use
33A: Appointment of product safety officers
Fair Trading Act 1986
Proof of job for product safety officers
33B: Certificates of appointment
Fair Trading Act 1986
Product safety officers can check places for unsafe goods
33C: Powers of product safety officers
Fair Trading Act 1986
Stopping the sale of possibly dangerous goods to keep people safe
33D: Suspension of supply notices
Fair Trading Act 1986
How to ask for help if someone breaks the rules in trading
43A: Application for order under section 43
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for which courts can make orders based on how much money is involved
43B: Limits on jurisdiction of District Court and Disputes Tribunal to make orders under section 43
Fair Trading Act 1986
The government can agree to promises people make about following the rules
46A: Commission may accept undertakings
Fair Trading Act 1986
How the Commerce Commission can make you keep your promises
46B: Enforcement of undertakings
Fair Trading Act 1986
Courts can stop people from managing businesses if they break fair trading rules
46C: Management banning orders
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for stopping someone from running a business
46D: Terms of management banning orders
Fair Trading Act 1986
You can get in trouble if you don't follow a special rule made just for you
46E: Offence to breach management banning order
Fair Trading Act 1986
How courts handle requests to stop someone from managing a business
46F: Procedures relating to management banning order
Fair Trading Act 1986
Asking the court's permission to do something special
46G: Seeking leave of court
Fair Trading Act 1986
Commission can give staff permission to check and enforce rules about product safety and information
47K: Commission may authorise employees for monitoring and enforcement purposes
Fair Trading Act 1986
What employees can do to check if shops are following the rules
47L: Powers of authorised employees
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for taking legal action about money-related products and services
48P: Proceedings relating to financial products or financial services
Fair Trading Act 1986
You can't be fined twice for the same mistake with money stuff
48Q: No pecuniary penalty and fine for same conduct involving financial products or financial services
Fair Trading Act 1986
The rule about proving claims doesn't apply to special financial papers
48R: Unsubstantiated representations prohibition does not apply to financial markets disclosure
Fair Trading Act 1986
Some actions allowed by financial market rules don't break fair trading rules
48S: Certain conduct under Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 does not contravene various provisions of this Act
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules in this law apply no matter what, even if you make a different agreement
5C: No contracting out: general rule
Fair Trading Act 1986
Trading businesses can agree to different rules if it's fair
5D: No contracting out: exception for parties in trade
Fair Trading Act 1986
Don't make claims about things you're selling without proof
12A: Unsubstantiated representations
Fair Trading Act 1986
The court considers all the details when someone makes a claim without proof
12B: Court must have regard to certain matters
Fair Trading Act 1986
Only the Commerce Commission can take legal action for claims made without proof
12C: Limitation on commencement of proceedings in relation to unsubstantiated representations
Fair Trading Act 1986
Other laws might replace Section 12A for certain jobs
12D: Section 12A subject to other enactments
Fair Trading Act 1986
What happens if you get stuff you didn't ask for in the mail
21A: Liability of recipient of unsolicited goods
Fair Trading Act 1986
You don't have to pay for services you didn't ask for
21B: Liability of recipient of unsolicited services
Fair Trading Act 1986
You don't have to pay for things you didn't ask for
21C: Prohibition on asserting right to payment in respect of unsolicited goods or unsolicited services
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for unsolicited goods and services made by the Governor-General
21D: Regulations
Fair Trading Act 1986
Businesses selling online must tell you they're a business
28B: Disclosure of trader status on Internet
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for buying and selling: How to be fair when shopping or running a business
Fair Trading Act 1986
This part explains the rules for different ways of buying things
36A: Purpose of Part
Fair Trading Act 1986
Fair Trading Act 1986
What a layby sale is and how it works
36B: Meaning of layby sale agreement
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for sellers when making a layby sale agreement
36C: Disclosure requirements relating to layby sale agreement
Fair Trading Act 1986
When you buy something in parts, the shop looks after it until you finish paying
36E: Risk in goods
Fair Trading Act 1986
You can cancel a layby sale before taking the items home
36F: Cancellation of layby sale agreement by consumer
Fair Trading Act 1986
When a shop can stop your layby agreement
36G: Cancellation of layby sale agreement by supplier
Fair Trading Act 1986
What happens to your layby purchase if the shop goes broke?
36I: Bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, or voluntary administration of supplier: completion of layby sale agreement
Fair Trading Act 1986
What happens if a store goes out of business before you finish paying for something?
36J: Bankruptcy, receivership, or liquidation of supplier: consumer priority
Fair Trading Act 1986
Fair Trading Act 1986
What it means when a business tries to sell you things without you asking
36K: Meaning of uninvited direct sale agreement
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for sellers when they make unexpected sales to you
36L: Disclosure requirements relating to uninvited direct sale agreements
Fair Trading Act 1986
You can cancel a sale if someone comes to your house to sell you something
36M: Cancellation of uninvited direct sale agreement by consumer
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for sellers who come to your home or work without invitation
36N: Enforcement of uninvited direct sale agreement by supplier
Fair Trading Act 1986
What happens when you cancel a door-to-door sale agreement
36O: Effect of cancellation of uninvited direct sale agreement
Fair Trading Act 1986
What sellers must do when you cancel a door-to-door sale
36P: Supplier's obligations on cancellation of uninvited direct sale agreement
Fair Trading Act 1986
What you need to do when you cancel a sale from a door-to-door salesperson
36Q: Consumer's obligations on cancellation of uninvited direct sale agreement
Fair Trading Act 1986
Money rules when you cancel a surprise door-to-door sale
36R: Compensation on cancellation of uninvited direct sale agreement
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules about financial products and when they don't have to follow all the usual rules
36S: Regulations
Fair Trading Act 1986
Fair Trading Act 1986
What is an extended warranty and who can offer it when you buy something?
36T: Meaning of extended warranty agreement and related definitions
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for sellers when offering extended warranties
36U: Disclosure requirements relating to extended warranty agreements
Fair Trading Act 1986
How to cancel an extended warranty and get your money back
36V: Cancellation of extended warranty agreement
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules about extended warranties can be made by the Governor-General
36W: Regulations
Fair Trading Act 1986
Fair Trading Act 1986
What some important words mean in this part of the law about buying and selling
36X: Definitions
Fair Trading Act 1986
This part explains who the rules about auctions apply to
36Y: Application of subpart
Fair Trading Act 1986
Each piece of property sold at an auction is its own separate deal
36Z: Each lot is separate contract of sale
Fair Trading Act 1986
How an auction starts and finishes, and what happens after
36ZA: Start and end of auction
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for joining an auction must be clearly shown to everyone taking part
36ZB: Notice to participants
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for buying things at auctions from businesses
36ZC: Vendors selling in trade
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules about sellers bidding on their own items at auctions
36ZD: Vendor bids
Fair Trading Act 1986
You can take back your bid before an auction finishes
36ZE: Bids may be withdrawn until end of auction
Fair Trading Act 1986
Auctioneers must give you your money and a sale report within a set time
36ZF: Account and payment of proceeds
Fair Trading Act 1986
What are infringement offences and how much do they cost?
40B: Infringement offence, etc, defined
Fair Trading Act 1986
What happens when someone is accused of breaking a minor rule
40C: Infringement offence alleged
Fair Trading Act 1986
The government can give you a written warning if they think you broke the rules
40D: Issue of infringement notice
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for giving you a notice if you break a Fair Trading rule
40E: Procedural requirements for infringement notices
Fair Trading Act 1986
The Commerce Commission gives money from fines to the government
40F: What Commission does with infringement fees
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for handling smaller law-breaking cases
40H: Regulations relating to infringement offences
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules to stop businesses from using unfair terms in their contracts with customers
26A: Unfair contract terms in standard form consumer contracts
Fair Trading Act 1986
The Commerce Commission can ask a court to decide if a contract term is unfair
46H: Application by Commission for declaration of unfair contract term
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Self-employed workers must pay special fees to ACC
168B: Self-employed persons to pay levies
Accident Compensation Act 2001
How ACC groups jobs to set work accident insurance costs
170: Classification of industries or risks
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Work Account levies can go up if your workplace safety isn't good enough
175: Risk adjustment of Work Account levies
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Using information from other sources in Work Account rules
176: Incorporation by reference
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Only ACC can use its name or names that look like it
268: Protection of names Accident Compensation Corporation and Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
Accident Compensation Act 2001
How to give documents or share information under this law
307: How documents given or information notified
Accident Compensation Act 2001
People who run or work for a company can get in trouble if the company breaks the law
312: Directors, employees, and officers
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules for creating a programme to encourage safer workplaces
174D: Establishment of workplace incentive programmes
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Changes to workplace safety rewards: big changes need full process, small changes are simpler
174E: Amendments to workplace incentive programme
Partnership Law Act 2019
This law makes the old rules about partnerships easier to read and understand
3: Purpose of this Act
Partnership Law Act 2019
This law updates how partnership rules are written without changing what they do
4: Revision Act
Partnership Law Act 2019
A simple guide to what's in the Partnership Law Act 2019
5: Overview
Partnership Law Act 2019
Rules for changes and special cases in the Partnership Law Act
6: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Partnership Law Act 2019
Explaining special words used in the partnership law
7: Interpretation
Partnership Law Act 2019
Some groups are not partnerships, like companies or clubs
9: Relationships that are not partnerships
Partnership Law Act 2019
What a business partnership is called and its name
10: Meaning of firm and firm name
Partnership Law Act 2019
How to tell if people are working as partners
11: Determining whether partnership exists
Partnership Law Act 2019
Property shared with others doesn't always mean you're business partners
12: Co-ownership of property
Partnership Law Act 2019
Splitting money or stuff you earn doesn't always mean you're partners
13: Sharing gross returns
Partnership Law Act 2019
Getting profits doesn't always mean you're a business partner
14: Effect of receiving share of profits
Partnership Law Act 2019
Getting money from a business doesn't always make you a partner
15: Where receiving profits or payments does not make person partner or liable as partner
Partnership Law Act 2019
What happens when someone who borrowed money or bought a business can't pay their debts
16: What happens if borrower or buyer is insolvent
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can speak and act for their business and each other
17: Partner is agent of firm and other partners
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can make decisions that affect the whole partnership, but there are limits
18: Power of partner to bind firm
Partnership Law Act 2019
What happens when a partner acts against agreed limits on their authority
19: Effect of notice that firm will not be bound by acts of partner
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners are responsible for actions done for the partnership by someone with permission
20: Partners bound by acts done or instruments executed on behalf of firm
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners shouldn't use the business's credit for personal stuff without permission
21: Partner using credit of firm for private purposes
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners share responsibility for business debts and obligations
22: Liability of partners for firm’s debts and obligations
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners may be responsible for mistakes made by other partners in their business
23: Liability of firm for partner’s wrongful acts or omissions
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners must handle other people's money and things carefully
24: Misapplication of money or property received for or in custody of firm
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can be held responsible together or alone for their business's wrongdoings
25: Liability for wrongful acts or omissions is joint and several
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners aren't usually responsible if one partner wrongly uses trust property in the business
26: Improper use of trust property for partnership purposes
Partnership Law Act 2019
You might have to pay if you pretend to be a business partner
27: Person liable if they represent themselves as partner
Partnership Law Act 2019
Business can keep its old name after a partner dies without involving their estate in new debts
28: Continued use of firm name when partner dies
Partnership Law Act 2019
What partners say about the business can affect everyone in the partnership
29: Admissions and representations of partners
Partnership Law Act 2019
Telling a partner something means you've told the whole business
30: Notice to acting partner is notice to firm
Partnership Law Act 2019
New partners don't have to pay for old problems
31: Liability of incoming partner
Partnership Law Act 2019
You might still owe money after leaving a partnership
32: Liability of partner who leaves firm
Partnership Law Act 2019
Protecting people who do business with a company when its members change
33: Rights of persons dealing with firm against apparent members of firm
Partnership Law Act 2019
A promise to back a business ends if the business owners change
34: Continuing guarantee revoked by change in firm
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can change their rights and duties if everyone agrees
35: Partners’ rights and duties may be varied by consent
Partnership Law Act 2019
Stuff that belongs to your partnership and how to use it
36: Partnership property
Partnership Law Act 2019
How partners share and use land owned by their partnership
37: Partnership land
Partnership Law Act 2019
Land owners who buy more land with shared profits own it together
38: Co-owners of land who purchase other land out of profits
Partnership Law Act 2019
Things bought with business money usually belong to the business
39: Property bought with partnership money
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners treat shared land like personal items, not real estate
40: Partnership land treated as personal property as between partners
Partnership Law Act 2019
Taking partnership property after winning a court case against the whole business
41: Writ of execution against partnership property
Partnership Law Act 2019
Court can use a partner's business money to pay their personal debt
42: Court may charge partner’s interest for their separate judgment debt
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can buy back or purchase a charged share in the business
43: Other partners may redeem or purchase interest
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can agree on their own rules about what they own and how they should act
44: Rules about interests and duties of partners
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners in a business share the money they make and the money they lose equally
45: Partners share equally in capital and profits and contribute equally to losses
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partnership must pay partners back for money spent or debts taken on for the business
46: Firm must indemnify partner for payments made, and personal liabilities incurred, for firm
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can earn interest on extra money they put into the business
47: Entitlement to interest
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can help run the business together
48: Partner may manage business
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners don't get paid extra for their work in the business
49: Partner not entitled to remuneration
Partnership Law Act 2019
You need everyone to say "yes" before adding a new person to your group
50: No new partner without consent
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can make most everyday choices together, but everyone must agree to change the business type
51: Most decisions may be made by majority
Partnership Law Act 2019
Rules for partners to see and copy the partnership's important papers
52: Access to partnership’s records
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can't be kicked out unless everyone agreed to it earlier
53: Expulsion of partner
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners must share all information about the partnership with each other
54: Duty of partners to provide accounts and full information on things affecting partnership
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners must share benefits from partnership deals with each other
55: Accountability of partners for private benefit
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners must share money from similar businesses they start without permission
56: Duty to account for profits of competing business
Partnership Law Act 2019
Understanding what happens when a partner gives their share to someone else
57: Rights of assignee of share in partnership
Partnership Law Act 2019
How partners work together and deal with others in a business team
Partnership Law Act 2019
Words used when talking about partnership money and business
58: Definitions of terms used in this subpart
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners must keep detailed money records for their business
59: Accounting records
Partnership Law Act 2019
You must create special money reports for big partnerships
60: Financial statements must be prepared
Partnership Law Act 2019
Big partnerships need someone to check their money records, unless they choose not to
61: Financial statements must be audited
Partnership Law Act 2019
Audits and their reports must follow all the rules
62: Audit must comply with auditing and assurance standards
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can be fined for not following the rules about money reports
63: Financial reporting offences
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can decide together if they want someone to check their big partnership's money records
64: Partnerships may opt out of audit requirement
Partnership Law Act 2019
If your partnership already reports finances under another law, you don't need to do it again
65: Duties do not apply if alternative financial reporting duties under Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partnership Law Act 2019
Different ways a partnership can end: after a set time, when a project finishes, or when a partner says they want to stop
66: Partnership dissolved at end of term, by end of venture or undertaking, or by notice
Partnership Law Act 2019
How to stop being partners when you didn't set a time limit
67: Ending partnership at will
Partnership Law Act 2019
When partners keep working together after their set time is up
68: Partnership that continues after end of fixed term
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partnership ends when a partner dies or runs out of money
69: Partnership dissolved by death or bankruptcy
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can end the partnership if one partner uses their share as security for a personal debt
70: Partnership may be dissolved if partner’s interest in property is charged
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partnerships must end if they become against the law
71: Partnership dissolved if unlawful
Partnership Law Act 2019
A judge can break up a business team if things aren't working out
72: Court may dissolve partnership
Partnership Law Act 2019
You can ask a court to end a partnership when there are problems
73: Application to court
Partnership Law Act 2019
You can tell people if your partnership ends or someone leaves
74: Right to notify dissolution
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners can finish up business after a partnership ends
75: Continuing authority of partners for purposes of winding up and completing transactions
Partnership Law Act 2019
How partnership money and property are used when a partnership ends
76: Application of partnership property
Partnership Law Act 2019
If a partnership ends early, you might get back some of the money you paid to join
77: Court may order repayment of premium if partnership prematurely dissolved
Partnership Law Act 2019
What happens if someone lied to you when you joined a business partnership
78: Rights where partnership dissolved for fraud or misrepresentation
Partnership Law Act 2019
What happens to your share when you leave or die in a business partnership
79: Right of outgoing partner or partner’s estate to share profits or obtain interest
Partnership Law Act 2019
Rules for buying a partner's share when they leave or die
80: Option to purchase share of outgoing or deceased partner
Partnership Law Act 2019
When a partner leaves or dies, they're owed money for their part of the business
81: Retiring or deceased partner’s share is debt
Partnership Law Act 2019
How to share things when a business team breaks up
82: Rules for distributing assets on final settlement of accounts
Partnership Law Act 2019
How to use a partnership's money when it ends
84: Application of assets
Partnership Law Act 2019
The old partnership law from 1908 is cancelled and doesn't work anymore
85: Partnership Act 1908 repealed
Partnership Law Act 2019
Changes to other laws are listed in Schedule 4
86: Amendments to other enactments
Partnership Law Act 2019
Money matters and ending partnerships: How to keep track and wrap things up
Partnership Law Act 2019
Rules for moving from the old partnership law to the new one
Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Partnership Law Act 2019
Small fixes to make the Partnership Law Act 2019 easier to understand and use
Schedule 2: Minor amendments to clarify Parliament’s intent or reconcile inconsistencies
Partnership Law Act 2019
A list showing how old law sections match new law sections
Schedule 3: Comparative table
Partnership Law Act 2019
Changes to other laws because of the new Partnership Law Act
Schedule 4: Consequential amendments
Partnership Law Act 2019
Special COVID-19 debt rules for businesses have ended
34A: COVID-19 business debt hibernation may apply
Privacy Act 2020
Organisations can refuse access to your personal information if it reveals trade secrets or harms business interests
52: Trade secret as reason for refusing access to personal information
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing Industry Act 2020
This law explains what the Racing Industry Act 2020 aims to achieve
3: Purposes
Racing Industry Act 2020
This law explains how racing works in New Zealand and who's in charge
4: Outline
Racing Industry Act 2020
This part explains what important words mean in the Racing Industry Act 2020
5: Interpretation
Racing Industry Act 2020
The government must follow this law just like everyone else
8: Act binds the Crown
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing codes look after different types of racing and help make sure everything runs smoothly
15: Functions of racing codes
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing groups must write a yearly plan about what they will do
16: Racing codes must prepare statement of intent
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing groups have to make and share a yearly plan about their activities
17: Racing codes must prepare business plan
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing groups must share money from TAB NZ with their racing clubs
19: Racing codes must distribute funds received from TAB NZ to racing clubs
Racing Industry Act 2020
Members can't make money from racing club property
20: No pecuniary interest in club property
Racing Industry Act 2020
You need permission to change or sell your racing club's land
21: Restriction on dealing with racing venue
Racing Industry Act 2020
Special rule for land with racing venues must be written on official records
22: Restriction on dealing must be recorded on record of title
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing Industry Act 2020
This part explains important words used in the racing law
23: Interpretation
Racing Industry Act 2020
Club's leftover money and property goes to bigger racing group when club shuts down
24: Transfer of assets on dissolution of club
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing clubs can share their stuff when they join together
25: Transfer of assets if racing clubs combine
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing clubs can give away extra racecourses to their racing group
26: Transfer of surplus venue by agreement
Racing Industry Act 2020
The Governor-General can step in to move unused racetracks to new owners when people can't agree
27: Transfer of surplus venues by Order in Council
Racing Industry Act 2020
Special rules make it easier to transfer a racing venue when it's no longer needed
32: Effect of transfer of surplus venue
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules that control how races are run and what everyone involved must do
37: Racing rules
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing clubs must talk to others before changing their rules
38: Amendment of racing rules
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing rules must be shared and are like a contract for everyone in racing
39: Availability and status of racing rules
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules about who can enter racecourses during races
40: Rules controlling or prohibiting admission to racecourses
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing rules must follow New Zealand laws
41: Rules must not conflict with any Act or general law
Racing Industry Act 2020
A new group is formed to keep racing fair and honest
42: Racing Integrity Board established
Racing Industry Act 2020
The Racing Integrity Board aims to set and enforce good rules for everyone in racing
43: Objectives of Board
Racing Industry Act 2020
How the Racing Integrity Board is chosen and what its members do
45: Board members
Racing Industry Act 2020
How the Racing Integrity Board gets money to do its job
46: Funding of Board
Racing Industry Act 2020
The racing board makes a yearly plan to show what it will do
47: Board must prepare statement of intent
Racing Industry Act 2020
The Racing Board makes a plan each year about what they'll do
48: Board must prepare business plan
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules for racing decision-makers are in Schedule 2
50: Further provisions relating to adjudicative committees and appeals tribunals
Racing Industry Act 2020
The racing boss can pick people to check if betting places follow the rules
51: Chief executive may appoint inspectors
Racing Industry Act 2020
Inspectors can check racing places without paying and ask for information
52: Powers of inspector
Racing Industry Act 2020
You can be punished for getting in the way of an inspector doing their job
53: Obstructing inspector
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules for horse and dog races, and how to run racing clubs and racecourses
Racing Industry Act 2020
The law creates a new racing organisation called TAB New Zealand
54: TAB New Zealand established
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ is run by a group of people chosen by the Minister
55: Governing body of TAB NZ
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ's main jobs: help people bet and make money to support racing and sports
57: Objectives of TAB NZ
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ's jobs: planning races, managing betting, and helping the racing industry
58: Functions of TAB NZ
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ must create and check its money records each year
59: Accounts and audit
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ must have a check-up every five years to see if it's doing a good job
60: Performance and efficiency audit
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ must be careful with its money and spend wisely
61: TAB NZ must operate in financially responsible manner
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ writes a yearly plan about its goals and shares it with important people
62: TAB NZ must prepare statement of intent
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ makes a yearly plan and talks to racing groups about it
63: TAB NZ must prepare business plan
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ must write a yearly report about their activities and share it with important people
64: Annual report
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ can save extra money in special accounts for future use
65: TAB NZ may maintain reserves
Racing Industry Act 2020
Planning races and deciding when and where they happen
66: Setting of racing calendar and allocation of racing dates
Racing Industry Act 2020
The dates committee can change racing schedules if TAB NZ and racing codes can't agree
67: Change of racing dates, allocations, or conditions
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ gives racing clubs permission to hold betting races
68: Issue of betting licences
Racing Industry Act 2020
Changes to racing dates or rules mean betting licences might need to change too
69: Amendment or revocation of betting licence
Racing Industry Act 2020
No betting licenses for races on some special days and holidays
70: Betting licence must not be issued for certain days
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ gives agreed-upon money to racing groups each year
72: Distribution to codes
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules for sharing out money from betting
73: Regulations relating to distribution from betting profits
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules for the betting company: how it's set up, what it does, and how it shares money from bets
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ can run different kinds of betting on races and sports
74: TAB NZ may conduct betting
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing clubs can run a special type of betting if they follow the rules
75: Racing clubs may conduct equalisator betting
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules for how TAB NZ manages betting on races
76: Racing betting rules
Racing Industry Act 2020
How TAB NZ spends the money it gets from horse racing bets
77: Application of revenue from racing betting
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ needs permission from sports groups to run betting on their events
79: Agreements with New Zealand national sporting organisations
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ can make deals with Sport NZ to allow betting on sports without official NZ groups
80: Agreements with Sport and Recreation New Zealand
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ can use its current offices and tools for sports betting, or set up new ones
81: Use of facilities
Racing Industry Act 2020
How TAB uses money from sports betting
82: Application of revenue from sports betting
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ can make rules about other betting, but they need approval and must follow guidelines
83: Rules relating to other racing or sports betting conducted by TAB NZ
Racing Industry Act 2020
How TAB NZ takes a small part of your bet money for horse races and sports events
84: Deductions for totalisator betting
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ must share new betting rules with the government and put them online for everyone to see
85: Availability of betting rules
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules for how much money you can win when betting on races
86: Amounts of dividends
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules for using TAB NZ's betting systems for special games
87: Use of betting systems for gaming purposes
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ can mix betting money with other countries to make bigger prizes
88: Amalgamation with overseas betting systems
Racing Industry Act 2020
It's illegal for under-18s to bet or for others to help them bet
89: Offences relating to underage betting
Racing Industry Act 2020
You can take legal action if someone doesn't pay up on a fair bet
91: Betting contracts enforceable
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ or racing clubs can choose not to accept your bet
92: Bets may be refused
Racing Industry Act 2020
Racing Industry Act 2020
Asking your local council for permission to open a TAB venue
94: Application for territorial authority consent
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules for making and updating betting shop policies
97: Adoption and review of TAB venue policy
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules to help keep people safe when betting on races and sports
98: Regulations relating to harm prevention and minimisation
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules about who can and can't go into TAB betting places
99: Regulations relating to admission to and exclusion from TAB venues
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules for keeping problem gamblers away from betting places
100: Regulations relating to exclusion of problem gamblers from TAB venues and racecourses
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ must share information with the boss when asked
102: TAB NZ must provide information to chief executive
Racing Industry Act 2020
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The boss can still make decisions even when others help
102: Subpart does not limit or affect chief executive’s powers
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Don't act if you think someone is being forced or threatened
36: Accredited requestor must not act if reasonable grounds to believe authorisation or instruction is given under threat of physical or mental harm
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules for sharing information by people allowed to ask for it
34: Requirements in regulations or standards for accredited requestors to make information available
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
A company that shares information or does specific tasks as part of the Customer and Product Data Act
10: Regulated data service
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Making data more useful and accessible while promoting safety and innovation
Customer and Product Data Bill
A simple explanation of how this law wants to make it easier for you to control and share your information
Customer and Product Data Bill
Understanding the Big Picture: The Main Ideas Behind the Rules
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
When this law begins to apply to everyone
2: Commencement
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
This law helps you and businesses use data safely to improve services and products
3: Purpose
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
This part explains important words used in the law
5: Interpretation
Customer and Product Data Bill
The government must follow this law too
13: Act binds the Crown
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules for old and new stuff when the law changes
Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules for managing information and making decisions about data sharing
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
You don't have to agree to data sharing to get a product
42: Authorisation must not be required as condition of providing product
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Companies must keep track of how they share people's information
46: Data holder must keep records about regulated data service
Customer and Product Data Bill
Rules about how companies handle your information and products
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules for making the Customer and Product Data Act 2025 work
131: General regulations
Customer and Product Data Bill
Companies must create and follow rules about customer and product information
47: Data holders and accredited requestors must have customer data, product data, and action performance policies
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
This law explains how companies must handle your personal and product information when you or someone you trust asks for it
4: Overview
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Who is in charge of keeping important customer and product information
6: Data holder
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
What the law means by customers and their information
8: Customer, customer data, and designated customer data
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
What products are and what information about them is important
9: Product, product data, and designated product data
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules that explain how to follow the Customer and Product Data Act 2025
138: Standards
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules for special decisions about customer and product information
104: Designation regulations
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Companies must share your personal information with you if you ask correctly
14: Data holder must provide customer data to customer
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Give your info if you say it's okay and the asker is allowed
15: Data holder must provide customer data to accredited requestor if customer’s authorisation is confirmed
Customer and Product Data Bill
Companies must have a computer system ready to handle data requests
27: Data holder must operate electronic system for providing regulated data services
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Data holder must follow verified customer requests from approved requestors
19: Data holder must perform certain actions on accredited requestor’s request if customer’s authorisation is confirmed
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Companies must share specific product info if you ask nicely through a special system
22: Data holder must provide product data to any person
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Companies must check if you've allowed them to share your information before they do it
39: Authorisation must be confirmed
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Businesses must let customers complain if they're unhappy with how their data is used
48: Data holders and accredited requestors must have customer complaints process
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The boss decides if someone can use customer information
112: Decision by chief executive
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Only you, your helper, or a special approved person can ask for your customer data
43: Only customer, secondary user, or accredited requestor may request regulated data service
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Breaking the rules of an exemption is the same as breaking the original law
142: Effect of breach of term or condition of exemption
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The Governor-General can let some people not follow parts of this law
141: Exemptions
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules about what information can be shared and who can use it
107: Contents of designation regulations
Customer and Product Data Bill
What is a regulated data service and why is it important?
10: Regulated data service
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
When the boss can stop someone from asking for customer info
118: When chief executive may suspend or cancel accreditation
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules for keeping and sharing customer and product information
32: Requirements for data holders in regulations or standards
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules about asking for, giving, and sharing information
Customer and Product Data Bill
Words and phrases are explained to help understand the law.
Customer and Product Data Bill
This section explains what happens during changes and how things are kept safe.
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Where the law applies and who it affects
11: Territorial application of Act
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
You can check and change who sees your information
40: Customer or secondary user must be able to control authorisation
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
How to ask for permission to handle customer info
109: How application is made
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
How long your permission to ask for data lasts
116: Duration of accreditation
Customer and Product Data Bill
Approved companies must tell the government what they did with people's information each year
113: Annual reporting by accredited requestors
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
How to ask for changes to your accreditation
114: Application to modify accreditation
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Companies with data must follow rules when sharing or using it
31: Data holders must comply with requirements for requests, providing services, and making information available
Customer and Product Data Bill
A computer system that uses electricity to work with information
Customer and Product Data Bill
Rules for making a valid request for information or action
26: When request is valid
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
How to keep your special permission to ask for data
117: Renewal of accreditation
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Someone with special permission to ask for information
7: Accredited requestor
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The government keeps a list of everyone involved in sharing customer and product data
121: Register of participants in customer and product data system
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The register helps you find out who can ask for and share customer data
122: Purposes of register
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
What's in the public list of companies that handle your information
126: Contents of register that is publicly available
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
What extra information can data holders and requestors see in the register?
127: Contents of register that is available to data holders and accredited requestors (other than information publicly available under section 126)
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Data holders must tell the government about their status and details
125: Other data holders must provide information to chief executive
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The boss can ask you for information to help with their job
53: Chief executive may require person to supply information or produce documents
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
You could be fined for not giving requested information or documents
57: Offence for failing to comply with notice to supply information or produce documents
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules about paying for services under this law
133: Regulations relating to fees and charges
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
How you might receive important notices about customer and product data
146: Service of notices
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Government groups can be customers, hold data, or ask for data
120: Crown organisations may be customer, data holder, or accredited requestor
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
You can't make deals to avoid following this law
143: No contracting out
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Minister must think carefully before making rules about sharing data
105: Minister must have regard to certain matters when recommending designation regulations
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The boss checks who you are when you ask for something
111: Chief executive must verify applicant’s identity
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Stopping your request for approvals before a decision is made
45: Withdrawal of substantive application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The government can make rules about paying for fast-track approvals
108: Regulations may set fees, charges, and contributions
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for paying money to help with the costs of fast-track approvals
109: Regulations may impose levies
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Sharing costs when more than one person applies together
112: Liability for costs if application lodged, or to be lodged, by more than 1 person
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Steps to follow before applying for a special project
29: Pre-lodgement requirements for listed project
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Finding out if someone else already has permission for the same activity
30: Identification of existing resource consent for same activity
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Making an agreement before asking to start a fish farm
31: Pre-request aquaculture agreement
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
You can share mining permit details with the boss before applying
37: Mining permit information may be lodged with relevant chief executive
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The person in charge chooses people to review important applications
50: Panel convener sets up panel
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
EPA can ask for project information from groups and councils to help with applications
90: EPA may request information from relevant administering agencies and local authorities
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for getting permission to look for and dig up minerals on government land
Schedule 11: Approvals relating to Crown Minerals Act 1991
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How the Minister decides if a project can use the faster approval process
22: Criteria for assessing referral application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Allowed people can ask for many project approvals at once
42: Authorised person may lodge substantive application for approvals
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
This Act's process replaces normal approval steps for faster decisions
40: Process under this Act applies instead of process under specified Act
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
EPA asks for advice about fish farming in the sea
48: EPA requests recommendation in relation to aquaculture activities
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
You need a special decision for some fish farming permits
80: Aquaculture decision required for certain coastal permits
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel writes rules for fish farming and sends them to the government
71: Panel provides draft conditions relating to aquaculture activities for recommendation
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