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• Business.govt.nz

• Commerce Commission

• Companies Office

• Conflictz - New Zealand Conflict of Laws

• Corporate Registers Forum

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• Financial Service Providers Register

• igovt

• Inland Revenue Department - Non Profit Organisations

• Insolvency and Trustee Service

• International Chamber of Commerce

• Keeping it legal

• Ministry of Economic Development

• New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand

• New Zealand Law Society – Going into business

• newzealand.govt.nz

• NZX

• Overseas Investment Office

• Personal Property Securities Register

• Takeovers Panel

• The Bob Dey Property Report

LEGISLATION

• Bills of Exchange Act 1908

• Carriage of Goods Act 1979

• Cheques Act 1960

• Co-operative Companies Act 1996

• Commerce Act 1986

  • Commerce Act (Fees) Regulations 1990

• Companies Act 1993

  • Companies (Maximum Priority Amount) Order 2012

  • Companies (Voluntary Administration) Regulations 2007

  • Companies Act 1993 Liquidation Regulations 1994

  • Companies Act 1993 Regulations 1994

• Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

• Contracts (Privity) Act 1982

• Contractual Mistakes Act 1977

• Contractual Remedies Act 1979

• Corporations (Investigation and Management) Act 1989

• Credit (Repossession) Act 1997

• Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003

  • Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Regulations 2004

• Door to Door Sales Act 1967

• Electronic Transactions Act 2002

  • Electronic Transactions Regulations 2003

• Fair Trading Act 1986

• Financial Advisers Act 2008

  • Financial Advisers (Australian Licensees) Exemption Notice 2011

  • Financial Advisers (Code of Professional Conduct for Authorised Financial Advisers) Notice 2010

  • Financial Advisers (Definitions, Voluntary Authorisation, Prescribed Entities, and Exemptions) Regulations 2011

  • Financial Advisers (Disclosure) Regulations 2010

  • Financial Advisers (Fees) Regulations 2010

  • Financial Service Providers (Exemptions) Regulations 2010

  • Financial Service Providers (Registration) Regulations 2010

• Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

  • Financial Markets Authority (Fees) Regulations 2011

  • Financial Markets Authority (Levies) Regulations 2012

• Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

• Financial Transactions Reporting Act 1996

  • Financial Reporting (Fees and Forms) Regulations 2007

  • Financial Reporting Act (Overseas Issuers) Exemption Notice 2009

  • Financial Transactions Reporting (Interpretation) Regulations 2008

• Frustrated Contracts Act 1944

• Illegal Contracts Act 1970

• Insolvency (Cross-border) Act 2006

• Insolvency Act 2006

  • Insolvency (Maximum Priority Amount) Order 2012

  • Insolvency (Personal Insolvency) Regulations 2007

• Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010

• Layby Sales Act 1971

• Mercantile Law Act 1908

• Minors' Contracts Act 1969

• Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

• Overseas Investment Act 2005

  • Overseas Investment Regulations 2005

• Partnership Act 1908

• Personal Property Securities Act 1999

  • Personal Property Securities Regulations 2001

• Property Law Act 2007

• Receiverships Act 1993

• Sale of Goods (United Nations Convention) Act 1994

• Sale of Goods Act 1908

• Secret Commissions Act 1910

• Securities Act 1978

  • Securities (Moratorium) Regulations 2009

  • Securities (Mutual Recognition of Securities Offerings—Australia) Regulations 2008

  • Securities Act (Certificates for Securities Transferred Electronically) Exemption Notice 2003

  • Securities Act (Co-operative Companies) Exemption Notice 2011

  • Securities Act (Contributory Mortgage) Regulations 1988

  • Securities Act (Employee Share Purchase Schemes—Listed Companies) Exemption Notice 2011

  • Securities Act (Employee Share Purchase Schemes—Unlisted Companies) Exemption Notice 2011

  • Securities Act (Externally Managed KiwiSaver Schemes and Superannuation Schemes) Exemption Notice 2008

  • Securities Act (Financial Institutions) Exemption Notice 2011

  • Securities Act (Rights, Options, and Convertible Securities) Exemption Notice 2002

  • Securities Act (Takeovers) Exemption Notice 2011

  • Securities Act (Transition to Securities Regulations 2009) Exemption Notice 2009

  • Securities Regulations 2009

• Securities Markets Act 1988

  • Securities Markets (Disclosure of Relevant Interests by Directors and Officers) Regulations 2003

  • Securities Markets (Fees) Regulations 2003

  • Securities Markets (Insider Trading Exemption—Futures Contracts) Regulations 2010

  • Securities Markets (Investment Advisers and Brokers) Regulations 2007

  • Securities Markets (Substantial Security Holders) Regulations 2007

• Securities Transfer Act 1991

• Securities Trustees and Statutory Supervisors Act 2011

  • Securities Trustees and Statutory Supervisors Regulations 2011

• Takeovers Act 1993

  • Takeovers (Fees) Regulations 2001

  • Takeovers Code Approval Order 2000

• Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010

• Unit Trusts Act 1960

• Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007

  • Unsolicited Electronic Messages Regulations 2007

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