Our legislation
Acts and regulations administered by the Companies Office
Legislation for our registers
The following Acts are for registers administered by the Companies Office:
- Companies Act 1993
- Building Societies Act 1965
- Charitable Trusts Act 1957
- Incorporated Societies Act 1908
- Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908
- Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019
- Friendly Societies and Credit Unions Act 1982
- Auditor Regulation Act 2011
- Corporations (Investigation and Management) Act 1989
- Employment Relations Act 2000
- Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
- Limited Partnerships Act 2008
- Personal Property Securities Act 1999
- Receiverships Act 1993
- Retirement Villages Act 2003
- Screen Industry Workers Act 2022
- New Zealand Business Number Act 2016.
Acts for financial reporting and takeovers
The following Acts are for financial reporting and company takeovers:
- Companies Act 1993
- Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
- Financial Reporting Act 2013
- Friendly Societies and Credit Unions Act 1982
- Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908
- Takeovers Act 1993 (administered by the Takeovers Panel).