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The Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 Review
Current status On 1 October 2020, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Reserve Bank) formally relaunched its review of the Insurance (Pru…
17 September 2021
Select Committee reports back on the Commerce Amendment Bill
On 14 September 2021, the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee released its report on the Commerce Amendment Bill 20…
16 September 2021
Covid-19 vaccinations and legislative update webinar
On 16 September 2021 Buddle Findlay hosted a webinar on Covid-19 vaccinations and the implications for employers and the recent legisl…
16 September 2021
Government proposes changes to intensive winter grazing regulations
On 26 August 2020, as part of the Essential Freshwater reforms, the Government announced proposed changes to the intensive winter graz…
14 September 2021
Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003: Implementation of amendments deferred until 1 December 2021
On 9 September 2021, the Government announced that it will defer the full commencement of the Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment A…
10 September 2021
Commercial landlords and tenants - Payment of rent and outgoings during Covid-19 Alert Levels 4 and 3
Following the latest Covid-19 outbreak and reintroduction of alert levels, many commercial tenants have been restricted from accessing…
7 September 2021
Overseas Investment Act amendments – Exemption of loans and security arrangements
Changes made by the Overseas Investment Amendment Regulations 2021 (Amendment Regulations) came into force at the end of July 2021. T…
3 September 2021
New guidance for AML/CFT electronic identity verification
In July 2021, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the Department of Internal Affairs (DI…
2 September 2021
Annual AML/CFT reports submission deadline extended for 2021
The submission deadline for annual Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) reports has been extended fro…
2 September 2021