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Hon Grant Robertson
Deposit Takers Bill
Government Bill
162—1
Contents
Explanatory note
1
Title
2
Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
3
Purposes
4
Principles to be taken into account under this Act
5
Overview
6
Interpretation
7
Meaning of associated person and holding entity
8
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
9
Act binds the Crown
Part 2
Licensing of deposit takers
Subpart 1—Key provisions
10
Deposit taker must be licensed
11
Offence for deposit taker to carry on business without licence
12
Liquidation of deposit taker that carries on business without licence
13
No holding out as licensed
14
Offence for holding out
Subpart 2—Issue of licences
15
Bank may issue licence
16
Application for licence
17
When licence must be issued
18
Additional criteria for overseas applicants
19
Overseas requirements may be treated as appropriate
20
Consultation requirements
21
Notice of decision
22
Bank must keep register of licensed deposit takers
23
Form and content of register
Subpart 3—Conditions of licences
24
Bank may impose conditions on licence
25
Bank may modify conditions of licence
Subpart 4—Fit and proper requirements
26
Licensed deposit taker must obtain Bank’s approval before new director or senior manager is appointed
27
Offence to appoint new director or senior manager without approval
28
Bank’s decision on approval
29
Bank may suspend director or senior manager if approval not obtained
30
Overseas licensed deposit taker must notify Bank if new director or senior manager is appointed
31
Bank may require further fit and proper certificate
32
Deposit taker’s duty on becoming aware of fit and proper concerns
33
Offence to fail to disclose fit and proper concerns
34
Power to remove directors and senior managers
35
Bank may direct that person may not be reappointed
36
Offence to contravene direction
37
Further provisions about power to remove
38
How power to remove is exercised
Subpart 5—Bank’s approval required for certain changes
Change of control
39
Person who obtains control over licensed deposit taker must obtain Bank’s approval
40
Overseas licensed deposit taker must notify Bank if person obtains control
Significant transactions
41
Licensed deposit taker must obtain Bank’s approval before entering into significant transaction
Amalgamation
42
Licensed deposit taker must obtain Bank’s approval before amalgamation
43
Overseas licensed deposit taker must notify Bank if it amalgamates with another person
Consequences of failing to get approval
44
Offence to fail to get approval
45
Failure to get approval does not invalidate proposed change
Process for approval
46
Meaning of proposed change
47
Request for approval
48
Report on proposal
49
Bank must consider whether it would still be satisfied of licensing matters
50
Bank’s decision on approval
51
Offence to contravene condition of approval
52
Requirement for approval is in addition to other requirements
Subpart 6—Cancellation
53
Cancellation of licence
54
Process for cancelling licence
55
Notice of cancellation
Subpart 7—Appeals
56
Appeals against licensing and fit and proper decisions
57
Appeals against other decisions of Bank on questions of law only
58
Appeal does not operate as stay
Part 3
Regulation of deposit takers
Subpart 1—Credit rating
59
Licensed deposit taker must have current credit rating
60
Offence to fail to have current credit rating
61
Bank may approve rating agencies
62
List of approved rating agencies
63
Bank may review approval
64
Licensed deposit taker must notify Bank of change in rating
65
Licensed deposit taker must notify Bank of credit watch warning
66
Disclosure of credit rating on licensed deposit taker’s Internet site
67
Other advertising of credit ratings
68
Licensed deposit taker must not disclose or advertise credit ratings from non-approved agencies
69
Licensed deposit taker must give public notice of downgrade
70
Bank may grant exemptions from credit rating requirements
71
Restriction on Bank’s exemption power
Subpart 2—Standards
72
Bank may issue standards
73
Licensed deposit taker must comply with applicable standards
74
Application of standards
Procedural matters
75
Procedure for issuing standards
76
When procedural requirements do not apply
Subject matter of standards
77
Governance, incorporation structure, and ownership
78
Capital, liquidity, security interests, and credit ratings
79
Bail-in standards
80
Fit and proper persons
81
Lending and other exposures
82
Classes of lending must be prescribed by regulations
83
Application of lending standards may extend to non-deposit-taking lenders
84
Risk management, business continuity planning, and problem assets
85
Depositor compensation
86
Covered bonds and securitisation
87
Disclosure of information
88
Contingency and recovery plans and facilitating resolution under
Part 7
89
Other matters
Bank’s approval may be required
90
Standards may require Bank’s approval
Conditions
91
Standards may provide for matters to be specified by conditions
Subpart 3—Directors’ due diligence duty
92
Duty of directors of licensed deposit takers
93
Meaning of due diligence
94
Prohibition on indemnities or insurance
95
Permitted indemnities for certain liabilities or costs
96
Permitted insurance for certain liability or costs
97
Details of indemnity or insurance must be entered in interests register
Part 4
Supervision of deposit takers
Bank to undertake prudential supervision
98
Prudential supervision
Subpart 1—Bank’s information-gathering power
99
Bank may require person to supply information for purposes of Act
100
Offence to fail to supply information
101
Bank may require report relating to licensed deposit taker or associated person
102
Associated person must supply information
103
Bank may require report to be published
104
Offence to fail to give or publish report
105
Requirement that information be audited or reviewed
106
Offence to fail to obtain audit or review
107
Disclosure of information to Bank by auditors
108
Auditor to inform of intention to disclose
109
Protection of auditor
110
Admissibility of information
Subpart 2—On-site inspection
111
Purpose
112
Bank may conduct on-site inspection
113
Person may be required to answer questions or give information
114
Offence relating to on-site inspection
Subpart 3—Reporting duty
115
Licensed deposit taker must monitor compliance
116
Licensed deposit taker must report contraventions
117
Offence to fail to monitor compliance and report contraventions
118
Restriction on use of report
Subpart 4—Remedial notices and plans
119
Bank may require licensed deposit taker to take action in relation to contravention
120
Bank’s consideration of remedial plan
121
Bank may require amendment of remedial plan
122
Remedial plan may also be amended with Bank’s approval
123
Licensed deposit taker must comply with remedial plan
124
Other provisions relating to remedial notices and plans
125
Offence to contravene remedial notice, fail to give amended remedial plan, or fail to take steps to comply with remedial plan
Subpart 5—Investigations
126
Bank may appoint investigator
127
Power to obtain information
128
Power to enter and search place
129
Offences in relation to investigations
Subpart 6—Confidentiality orders
130
Bank may make confidentiality order
131
Disclosure with Bank’s consent
132
Offence to contravene confidentiality order
Subpart 7—Power to require warning to be disclosed
133
Bank may require its warning to be disclosed
134
Procedural matters relating to order
135
Other provisions relating to order
136
Bank must give notice of orders
137
Offence to fail to comply with order
Subpart 8—Access to information by overseas supervisor
138
Access to information by overseas supervisor
139
Bank must give notice of authorisation
140
Authorisation may relate to particular customer or client
141
Restriction on authorisation
142
Duties of licensed deposit taker
143
Offence to contravene duties
Subpart 9—Miscellaneous
144
Privilege against self-incrimination no excuse
145
Admissibility of self-incriminating statements
146
Effect of final decision that exercise of powers under
section 99 or 127
unlawful
Part 5
Enforcement
Subpart 1—Power to accept undertakings
147
Bank may accept voluntary undertaking
148
When undertaking is enforceable
149
What undertaking may include
150
Undertakings that include payment of money
151
Offence to contravene undertaking
152
Court may enforce undertaking
153
Court must take into account certain matters
154
Proceedings for alleged contravention
155
Licensed deposit taker or other person may withdraw or amend undertaking
Subpart 2—Pecuniary penalty
Court may make pecuniary penalty order
156
When court may make pecuniary penalty orders
Amount of pecuniary penalty
157
Maximum amount of pecuniary penalty
158
Considerations for court
Defences
159
Defences for person that contravenes prudential obligation
160
Defence for person that is involved in contravention
Bank’s costs
161
Court must order that recovery from pecuniary penalty be applied to Bank’s actual costs
Procedural rules
162
Rules of civil procedure and civil standard of proof apply
163
Limitation
Relationship between proceedings and orders
164
Only 1 pecuniary penalty order may be made for same conduct
165
No pecuniary penalty and criminal penalty for same conduct
166
Relationship between concurrent pecuniary penalty proceeding and criminal proceeding
Subpart 3—Infringement offences
167
Infringement offences
168
When infringement notice may be issued
169
Revocation of infringement notice before payment made
170
What infringement notice must contain
171
How infringement notice may be served
172
Payment of infringement fees
173
Reminder notices
Subpart 4—False or misleading declarations, representations, and other information
174
False or misleading declarations, representations, or other information
175
Liability of directors if licensed deposit taker or associated person commits offence
Subpart 5—Ban ordered by District Court
176
Power to ban certain persons from participating in deposit-taking business
177
Type of order
178
Other provisions relating to order
179
Offence to contravene banning order
180
Effect of appeal
181
Appeal to High Court
Subpart 6—Miscellaneous
Attribution of liability
182
State of mind of directors, employees, or agents attributed to body corporate or other principal
183
Conduct of directors, employees, or agents attributed to body corporate or other principal
Miscellaneous
184
General defence for offences
185
Time for filing charging document for certain offences
186
Jurisdiction of courts in New Zealand
187
Orders to secure compliance
188
General provisions as to court’s orders
Part 6
Depositor compensation scheme
Subpart 1—Preliminary provisions
189
Additional purpose of this Part
190
Interpretation in this Part
191
Meaning of protected deposit and related terms
192
Licensed deposit taker must publish list of protected deposits
193
When Bank may issue specified event notice
194
Bank’s function under this Part
Subpart 2—Depositor Compensation Fund
195
Depositor Compensation Fund established
196
Fund owned and managed on behalf of Crown
197
What fund consists of
198
Payments out of fund
199
Bank may apportion expenditure
200
Investments
Subpart 3—Entitlement to compensation
Entitlement rules
201
General entitlement rule
202
Calculation of entitlement
203
Protected deposit held by or on behalf of 2 or more persons jointly
204
Protected deposit held by or on behalf of 2 or more persons other than jointly
205
District Court may make order about shares
206
Partnerships
207
Bare trustees and providers of relevant arrangement not entitled to compensation
208
Entitlement rule for deposits held on trust
209
Protected deposit held under different trusts
210
Trustee that is ineligible in own personal capacity does not prevent compensation being payable in relation to trust
Entitlements subject to regulations
211
Regulations may provide for calculation of amount of person’s protected deposits or share of protected deposits
212
Regulations may take into account transactions that have not been processed at quantification time
213
Regulations may take into account funds that are withdrawn or available to eligible investors during resolution
214
Regulations may impose conditions
Other matters relating to calculation of entitlement
215
Liabilities owed to licensed deposit taker must be disregarded
216
Bank may rely on licensed deposit taker’s records and information from eligible investors and other persons
217
Bank may determine interest accrued
Payment of entitlements
218
Payment of entitlements
219
Bank not required to pay compensation if cannot act with reasonable certainty
220
Bank may establish account on behalf of eligible investor
221
Persons may disclose information to Bank to facilitate payment of compensation
222
Bank may disclose information to facilitate payment of compensation
223
Restrictions on entitlement to compensation under scheme
224
Protected deposit subject to security interest
225
Recovery of compensation paid in excess or in error under scheme
Subpart 4—Bank or subsidiary assumes eligible investor’s rights
226
Bank’s right of subrogation
227
Bank may apportion compensation to determine respective rights and remedies
228
Subpart does not limit or affect other rights or remedies
Subpart 5—Use of fund to support resolution
229
Bank may use fund to support resolution
230
Bank must calculate maximum amount
231
Maximum amount based on net amount of compensation payable in hypothetical liquidation
232
Bank may apply fund money in manner it thinks fit
Independent review
233
Review of assessment
Subpart 6—Levies for depositor compensation scheme
234
Licensed deposit takers must pay levy for scheme
235
Certain deposit takers not required to pay levy
236
Interest on unpaid levy
237
Levy regulations
238
Minister must also have regard to other levy principles
239
Minister must also have regard to statement of funding approach and Bank’s advice
240
Bank must give advice about levy regulations
241
Process for developing Bank’s advice
242
Bank must publish levy advice
243
Effect of failure to comply
Subpart 7—Statement of funding approach
244
Minister must publish statement of funding approach
245
Minister must consult Bank and seek views of public
246
Contents of statement
Subpart 8—Deficiency in fund
247
Deficiency in fund
Subpart 9—Accountability
248
Financial statements of fund
249
Statement of responsibility
250
Auditor-General is auditor of fund
251
Audit of financial statements
252
Board must ensure that proper accounting records are kept
253
Financial information about fund consolidated into Bank’s financial statements only if required by financial reporting standards
Subpart 10—Miscellaneous provisions
254
Liquidator must give reasonable assistance to Bank
No holding out that product is protected deposit
255
Offence to hold out that product is protected deposit
Part 7
Crisis management and resolution
Subpart 1—Preliminary provisions
256
Additional purposes of this Part
Subpart 2—Planning and statement of approach
Resolution plan for each licensed deposit taker
257
Bank must prepare and maintain orderly resolution plan for each licensed deposit taker
Bank’s statement of approach to resolution
258
Bank must publish statement of approach to resolution
259
Content of statement of approach
260
Review of statement of approach
Failure to comply does not affect validity of actions
261
Failure to comply with subpart does not affect validity of Bank’s actions
Subpart 3—Bank may give directions, approve sales, and replace directors
Bank may give directions
262
Bank may give directions to licensed deposit taker
263
Bank may give directions to associated person
264
Scope of directions
265
Direction must be in writing and state grounds
Bank may approve sale or disposition
266
Bank may approve sale or disposition
Bank may remove, replace, or appoint director
267
Power to remove, replace, or appoint director of licensed deposit taker
268
How Bank exercises power to remove, replace, or appoint director
Disclosure of direction or notice
269
Prohibition on disclosing or publishing direction or notice
270
Offence to contravene prohibition
Subpart 4—Resolution of licensed deposit takers and associated persons
271
Resolution of licensed deposit takers and associated persons
272
Resolution of subsidiaries
273
Resolution for overseas persons
274
Date on which, and time at which, resolution starts
275
Questions about whether transactions are before or after resolution
276
Limitation on application of provisions to covered bond and certain other securitisation SPVs
277
Grounds on which licensed deposit taker may be declared to be in resolution
278
Grounds on which associated person may be declared to be in resolution
279
End of resolution
280
Application of resolution provisions to other persons in resolution
Subpart 5—Moratorium and restriction on resolution trigger
281
Moratorium
282
Period of moratorium
283
Bank must publish notice on Internet site
284
Restriction on resolution trigger
285
Person may commence or continue proceeding with leave
286
Bank may waive application of moratorium and restriction on resolution trigger
287
Moratorium and restriction on resolution trigger do not affect existence or priority of security interest
288
Moratorium does not limit or prevent obligations incurred or rights granted after deposit taker enters resolution
289
Moratorium and restriction on resolution trigger do not limit or affect certain rights under netting agreement or rights under rules of designated FMI
290
Moratorium does not limit or prevent certain things in relation to derivatives, etc
291
Restriction on resolution trigger does not limit or prevent certain things in relation to derivatives, etc, after stay
292
Bank may reduce or extend stay
293
Matters Bank must be satisfied of when reducing or extending stay
294
Publication of notice
Subpart 6—Conduct of resolution
Bank must act as resolution authority
295
Bank is resolution authority
296
Function of resolution authority
297
Bank must supervise resolution manager
298
Bank must regularly report to Minister on conduct of resolution
Resolution manager has management and control of deposit taker
299
Management of licensed deposit taker vests in resolution manager
300
Directors, managers, and other persons may act only with resolution manager’s permission
Resolution manager’s general powers
301
Resolution manager’s general powers
302
Resolution manager has powers of deposit taker and of its shareholders, members, and board
303
Resolution manager may carry on business of licensed deposit taker
304
Resolution manager may pay creditors and compromise claims
Resolution manager’s miscellaneous powers
305
Resolution manager may offer and issue deposit taker’s financial products
306
Resolution manager may disclaim onerous property
307
Resolution manager may trace property improperly disposed of
308
Order may not deprive good-faith purchaser for value
309
Resolution manager may change balance date
Bank may investigate affairs of licensed deposit taker
310
Bank’s investigation powers
Bank may form body corporate to acquire New Zealand business
311
Bank may form body corporate to acquire New Zealand business
312
Vesting does not affect deposit taker’s obligations or place it in breach
313
Body corporate is also subject to resolution
314
Vesting of property or rights subject to security interest
315
Proof of vesting
Bank may dispose of business undertaking or property, rights, or liabilities
316
Bank’s disposal power
317
Bank may dispose of business undertaking, etc, to bridge institution or asset management vehicle
318
Body corporate is also subject to resolution
319
Consents not required under other legislation or agreement, and transactions do not constitute breach
320
Bank may sell, transfer, or dispose of property despite security interest
321
When proceeds of sale of licensed deposit taker’s property must be paid to holder of security interest
322
When property continues to be subject to security interest
323
When proceeds of sale of shares or property of new body corporate must be paid to holder of security interest
324
Kind of security interest referred to in various sections
325
Proof of transactions
326
Provisions applying where liabilities included in sale
Bank may suspend payment of money owing
327
Bank may suspend payment of money owing
328
Bank may not suspend or cancel obligation incurred after deposit taker enters resolution
329
Bank may not suspend payment of amount included in netted balance
Regulations may confer additional powers
330
Bank’s or resolution manager’s powers under regulations
Court may give directions
331
Court may give directions
Relationship between resolution and other legislation and processes
332
Application of certain provisions of Companies Act 1993
333
Application of other Acts
334
Bank, resolution manager, and other persons are not directors under any legislation
335
Prior insolvency process must cease
336
Continuation of resolution if restored
Auditors
337
Appointment of auditors
338
Existing auditor ceases to hold office
339
Bank may remove auditor from office
340
Auditor’s fees
341
Auditor’s rights
Offences
342
Offence to remove property
343
Offence to destroy, alter, or conceal records
Expenses
344
Expenses of resolution
Subsidiaries
345
Rules relating to subsidiaries do not apply
Subpart 7—Minister may give directions
346
When this subpart applies
347
Minister may direct Bank relating to exercise of resolution power
348
Procedural requirements
Subpart 8—Resolution manager
Key duties
349
Resolution manager must act to further purposes of this Part
350
Resolution manager must comply with directions of Bank
351
Resolution manager must consult and have regard to Bank advice
352
Resolution manager must regularly report as required by Bank
353
Resolution manager must report annually on conduct of resolution
Appointment of resolution manager
354
Bank may appoint resolution manager
355
Bank may appoint itself as resolution manager
356
Bank holds office as resolution manager if no other person holds office
357
How this Part applies if Bank holds office as resolution manager
358
How 2 or more resolution managers may act
359
Bank may terminate appointment of resolution manager
360
Resolution manager may resign
361
Bank may appoint replacement
362
Resolution manager continues in office
363
Licensed deposit taker continues to be in resolution
Subpart 9—No creditor or shareholder worse off
364
Interpretation in this subpart
365
Eligibility for compensation under this subpart
Valuer’s role
366
Minister must appoint valuer
367
Functions of valuer
368
Valuer must act in manner prescribed by regulations
369
Valuer must prepare list of pre-resolution creditors and shareholders
How valuer must determine compensation
370
Valuer must determine compensation by reference to difference between liquidation value and resolution value
371
Liquidation value
372
Resolution value
373
Discount rate
Valuer’s report
374
Valuer’s draft report
375
Valuer must give draft report to Minister and Bank
376
Minister or Bank may require valuer to reconsider
377
Valuer must finalise and publish report
Compensation notice and payments
378
Valuer must send compensation notice
379
Bank must make available public information if compensation notice cannot be sent
380
Bank must manage and administer payments of compensation
381
Bank must pay in accordance with regulations
382
Crown must provide money necessary to pay compensation
383
Transfer of entitlement by assignment or operation of law
Valuer’s information-gathering power
384
Valuer may require person to supply information for purposes of this subpart
385
Offence to fail to supply information
386
Person required to give information has same privileges as witnesses in court
387
Use of information and confidentiality
Appeals
388
Appeal against valuer’s decision on question of law
389
Time for bringing appeal
390
Appeals to Court of Appeal
391
No limit on judicial review
Appointment of valuer
392
Who may be appointed as valuer
393
Application of this subpart to joint valuers
394
Appointment notice must be published
395
Minister may terminate appointment of valuer
396
Valuer may resign
397
Valuer continues in office
398
Valuer’s costs, charges, and expenses
399
Valuer’s duties in relation to records
Subpart 10—Covered bonds
Interpretation relating to covered bonds
400
Interpretation
401
Meaning of covered bond SPV
402
Meaning of issuer
Main duties of issuer
403
Issuer may issue covered bond only under registered programme
Registration of covered bond programmes
404
Register of registered covered bond programmes
405
When programme must remain or be removed from register
406
Other matters relating to registration
407
Application for registration of covered bond programme
408
Determination of application for registration of covered bond programme
409
Bank must approve or decline application
410
Bank must give notice of approval
411
Bank must give notice of proposal to decline application
412
Bank and issuer may agree to modify time limits
Ongoing duties of issuer
413
Requirements relating to registered covered bond programmes
414
Bank may require corrective action
415
Offence to fail to take corrective action
Cover pool monitor
416
Cover pool monitor
417
Cover pool monitor must perform certain services under contract
Resolution or statutory management, etc, of issuer
418
Limitation on application of resolution, statutory management, etc, provisions to covered bond SPV
Subpart 11—Bank may apply to put deposit takers and associated persons into liquidation
419
Liquidation of licensed deposit takers and associated persons
420
When court may appoint liquidator
Subpart 12—Miscellaneous
421
Licensed deposit taker not entitled to be informed about exercise of powers under this Part
Part 8
Miscellaneous
Subpart 1—Use of words bank, banker, and banking
Limit on use of restricted words in name or title
422
Limit on use of restricted words in name or title
423
Offence to contravene limit on use of restricted words
424
When restriction does not apply
425
Bank may authorise particular persons to use restricted words in name or title
426
Bank may authorise class of persons to use restricted words in name or title
427
Authorisation extends to Registrar of Companies, etc
428
Bank’s policies for giving authorisation
429
Conditions
430
Application of Companies Act 1993
Limit on use of restricted words in advertisement
431
Limit on use of restricted words in advertisement
432
Offence to contravene advertising limit
Bank may require change of name, etc
433
Power to require change of name, etc
434
Offence to contravene requirement to change name, etc
Subpart 2—Trans-Tasman co-operation
435
Interpretation in this subpart
436
Trans-Tasman co-operation
437
Bank’s duty to consult
438
Failure to comply with subpart does not affect validity of Bank’s actions
Subpart 3—Confidentiality
439
Disclosure of information by Bank
440
Relationship with other Acts
441
Offence to make unauthorised disclosure
442
Conditions relating to disclosure of information
443
Restrictions on further disclosure of information
444
Offence for unauthorised disclosure or use
Subpart 4—Bank’s power to specify how things are done
445
When subpart applies
446
Bank may require particular persons to comply with specified requirements
447
Bank may require class of persons to comply with requirements
448
Requirements that may be specified
449
Bank may also require further information
450
Bank may refuse to act if requirements not complied with
Subpart 5—Regulations
451
General regulations
452
Regulations relating to depositor compensation scheme
453
Regulations prescribing classes of persons that are not eligible investors
454
Regulations prescribing matters relating to protected deposits
455
Regulations providing for licensed deposit takers that do not issue protected deposits
456
Bank must give advice about regulations providing for licensed deposit takers that do not issue protected deposits
457
Regulations providing for temporary high balance limits
458
Bank must give advice about regulations for temporary high balance limits
459
Regulations providing for calculation of amount of person’s protected deposits or share of protected deposits
460
Regulations providing for transactions that have not been processed
461
Regulations providing for taking into account funds that are withdrawn or available to eligible investors during resolution
Subpart 6—Levy for Crown to recover cost of public support of deposit taker in financial distress or other difficulties
462
Licensed deposit takers must pay levy to allow Crown to recover cost of public support
463
Bank or prescribed person collects levy on behalf of Crown
464
Interest on unpaid levy
465
Levy regulations
466
Process matters for recommendation
467
Consultation about proposed levy regulations
468
Effect of failure to comply
Subpart 7—Other miscellaneous provisions
469
How notices, directions, and other documents must be given
470
When certain notices, directions, or documents treated as given
471
Meaning of deposit taker
Part 9
Repeals and amendments to other Acts
Repeals
472
Repeals
Amendments to Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021
473
Principal Act
474
Section 10 amended (Bank’s functions)
475
Section 74 amended (Ability to delegate)
476
Section 182 amended (Protection for certain persons)
477
Section 189 amended (Crown indemnities in relation to statutory management)
478
New section 190A and cross-heading inserted
Qualified privilege protection
190A
Bank’s warnings, reports, guidelines, or comments protected by qualified privilege
479
Section 240 amended (Form and content of annual report)
Amendments to Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
480
Principal Act
481
Section 6 amended (Interpretation)
482
Section 22 amended (False or misleading representations)
483
Schedule 1 amended
Amendments to Public Finance Act 1989
484
Principal Act
485
Section 8 amended (Appropriation limited by amount)
486
New sections 25B and 25C inserted
25B
When Minister may exercise certain powers in connection with financial institution in serious financial difficulties
25C
Expenses or capital expenditure in connection with financial institution in serious financial difficulties
487
Section 27 amended (Annual financial statements of Government)
Amendments to Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010
488
Principal Act
489
Section 8 amended (Meaning of carrying on insurance business in New Zealand)
Consequential amendments
490
Consequential amendments
Schedule 1
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 2
Deposit takers
Schedule 3
Consequential amendments
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: