Insolvency Practitioners Register news and updates
Keep up to date with news and updates from Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the Companies Office about the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019 and the register it will create.
Insolvency Practitioners webinar on 11 September 2020
28 August 2020, updated 23 September 2020
The Companies Office hosted a free webinar on the new Insolvency Practitioners regulatory regime.
Licensing bodies confirmed for new regulatory regime
20 August 2020
The Registrar of Companies has approved the first licensing bodies under the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019.
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Companies Office fees and levies are changing
19 August 2020
When the new regulatory regime comes into force, the costs will be met by introducing some new fees and levies. From 1 September 2020 company annual return and company registration fees will include an insolvency practitioner regulatory regime levy.
Start date confirmed for new regulatory regime
15 July 2020
The new regulatory regime introduced by the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019 will come into force on 1 September 2020.
Summary of submissions published on proposed regulations
21 May 2020
Following public consultation between 17 September and 15 October 2019 on proposals to implement the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019, including setting the fees and levy under the scheme, a summary of submissions, and MBIE’s responses, is now available.
COVID-19 impact on Insolvency Practitioners Regulation legislation
14 May 2020
New Insolvency Practitioners Regulation legislation is scheduled to come into force on 17 June 2020 however this may be delayed.
Minimum standards published for licensing and accreditation under the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019
31 March 2020
The Registrar of Companies has published minimum standards, conditions and requirements for ongoing competence for the licensing of insolvency practitioners, and minimum standards for the accreditation of bodies, after a period of public consultation.