June 2013

21 June 2013 The Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill – Reported Back Introduction This time last year the news media was giving wide coverage of a Private Member’s Bill promoted by Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell on the regulation of gambling. Entitled the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill, it contained proposals for […]

Companies and Limited Partnerships Amendment Bill – Supplementary Order Paper Introduction I have previously commented on the Companies and Limited Partnerships Amendment Bill (“Co & LP Amendment Bill”), to require companies to have either:  a director who lives in New Zealand; or a director who lives in and is a director of a company in

Further changes to the FMC Bill Introduction Commerce Minister Craig Foss recently announced further changes to the Financial Markets Conduct Bill (“FMC Bill”) that is currently going through the last stage stages of the Select Committee process. The FMC Bill has been described as a once-in-a-generation rewrite of securities law with the objective of ensuring