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 Government may periodically provide the Commerce Commission with statements of economic policy to which it must give regard.

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

The regulation of the price and quality of goods or services in markets with monopoly characteristics is covered by Part 4 of the Commerce Act, and is implemented by the Commerce Commission.

New Zealand is party to various international copyright agreements that set out minimum standards of protection for copyright.

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.