The Companies Amendment Act (No 4) 2014 and the Limited Partnerships Amendment Act (No 2) 2014 became law on 24 June 2014.

A new co-regulatory licensing regime for insolvency practitioners is currently being considered by Parliament.

We are working with the Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) to revise Acts and make them more accessible, readable and easier to understand.

The corporate governance system provides the legal infrastructure for the operation of businesses, not-for-profit entities and civil society organisations.

This section relates to the laws on how entities, including companies, incorporated societies, building societies and limited partnerships, are created, administered and wound up.

This page summarises the changes to the financial reporting system introduced by the Financial Reporting Act 2013. It also provides background to the review of the financial reporting framework that led to the new Act.