Submissions

Social Security

Public submissions are now being invited on the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill. View Bill Make a Submission

Environment, Local Government, Resource Management

Welcome to The draft Auckland Unitary Plan (March 2013). The Unitary Plan will be Auckland’s planning ‘rulebook’, setting out where and how our city grows in the future....

Environment, Law Practitioners, Legal Services, Resource Management

The mediation process through the Environment Court is a widely used, effective means of dispute resolution. However, issues arise when Council or party representatives do not have full authority....

Taxation

This draft QWBA does not represent a change in the Commissioner’s longstanding published view on the tax treatment of retention money. This item, when finalised, will replace and update an...

Commercial

The Retail advisory group (RAG) is considering options for promoting retail competition by increasing consumers propensity to compare and switch retailers. The purpose of the project is to...

Company, Taxation

This draft interpretation statement concerns whether certain rights conferred by the Companies Act 1993 could give rise to a "shareholder decision-making right" as defined in section YA...

Construction

As part of the government’s wider response to the Productivity Commission’s report on housing affordability the Ministry is undertaking a study of the residential construction sector....

Commercial, Contract

The Retail Advisory Group (RAG) is reviewing the domestic contracting arrangements, including an assessment of: whether to develop minimum terms and conditions for the relationship...

Parliament

Public submissions are now being invited on the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill. View Bill Make a Submission

International, Taxation

This draft interpretation statement relates to tax credits under subpart LJ of the Income Tax Act 2007 for taxes that are not covered by a Double Taxation Agreement. It sets out the...

Banking and Finance, Insurance

The bill contains a number of technical amendments relating to interim financial reporting for insurers and extending the term of provisional licences of insurers that enter into an insolvency...

Property, Taxation

This issues paper discusses the GST treatment of bodies corporate registered under the Unit Titles Act 1972 or the Unit Titles Act 2010. There has been uncertainty in this area for some time and...

Privacy, Taxation

This draft statement outlines how Inland Revenue will exercise the Commissioner's information gathering powers under sections 16, 16B and 16C of the Tax Administration Act 1994 and the Search and...

Social Security

Public submissions are now being invited on the Social Housing Reform (Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Amendment) Bill. View Bill Make a Submission

Contract, Technology

Public submissions are now being invited on the Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill. View Bill Make a Submission

Property, Taxation

The officials’ issues paper, Clarifying the acquisition date of land, seeks feedback on a proposal to clarify the date when land is acquired for sale or disposal. Make a Submission

Constitutional

All New Zealanders are invited to share their aspirations for this country and what matters to them most about how Aotearoa New Zealand is run in the future. The Constitutional Advisory Panel...

Pursuant to section 16 of the New Zealand Geographic Board (Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008 (“the Act”), the New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa hereby gives...

Fisheries

The Ministry for Primary Industries is proposing a number of changes to fisheries regulations in order to give effect to decisions relating to the Foreign Charter Vessel (FCV) review. Responses...

Banking and Finance

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand today released a consultation paper entitled “Consultation Paper: Macro-prudential policy instruments and framework for New Zealand” considering four...