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 -'' 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 -'' 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