The Companies Act is an Act of Parliament passed in
New Zealand
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in 1993.
The Act regulates companies, and replaces the earlier Companies Act of 1955.
See also
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Mason v Lewis
''Mason v Lewis'' is a Court of Appeal of New Zealand, Court of Appeal decision that held that the test for determining what reckless trading under section 135 of the Companies Act 1993 is an objective one. The decision also clarified that s 13 ...
-'' Decision holding that the test for determining what reckless trading under section 135 of the Companies Act 1993 is an objective one.
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Allied Concrete Ltd v Meltzer
''Allied Concrete Ltd v Meltzer'' was a landmark Supreme Court decision on the defence to a court order allowing a liquidator to claw back value from an insolvent transaction. The matter in contention concerned whether repaying an old debt sat ...
-'' Decision determining the meaning of "gave value" in section 296(3)(c) of the Companies Act.
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Text of the Actoriginal text
Statutes of New Zealand
Corporate law
New Zealand business law