Appendix 4: Summary of fees to be revoked and other minor changes

Description of service Current fee – $ (GST exclusive) Reason for revoking
Companies register
Photocopy made by the public 0.17 Service no longer provided.
Photocopy made by the Registrar 0.89 Service no longer provided.
For any other electronic search 4.44 This fee was established for web-based searching for finance statements under the Personal Property Securities Act 1999. The service is no longer provided.
Manual search of the Companies register 8.89 Service no longer provided because Companies register is an online register only.
Personal Property Securities register
Verification statement by post 8.89 Service no longer provided.
Certified copy of finance statement 22.22 Service no longer provided. This fee was similarly revoked in 2017 for the Companies register.
Limited Partnerships register
Certified copy of finance statement 22.22 Service no longer provided
Friendly Societies and Credit Unions register
Copy per page under section 5(4) of the Friendly Societies and Credit Unions (Fees) Regulations 1992. 0.27 Service no longer provided.
Annul return filed more than 3 months after close of the financial year (Part 1 and Part 2 of the Friendly Societies and Credit Unions (Fees) Regulations 1992). 17.78 An overdue fee is not applied to other annual return filings for other registers.
On application for confirmation of an amalgamation, transfer of engagements, or conversion into a company under section 86(1) of the Act 355.56 This service has not been provided in 25 years, as the Registrar has not received an application under this section and it is anticipated that this service can be managed with no additional fee.
For filing an instrument of dissolution under section 94 (as applied by section 140(1)) of the Act. 311.11 Following an amendment to the Act in 2019, credit unions cannot be removed from the register by filing an instrument of dissolution.
For filing, under section 82(3) (as applied by section 135(4) of the Act, a copy of a special resolution passed for the purpose of amalgamation or transfer of engagements. 133.33 The description of the fee in regulations no longer matches the changes made to the Act in 2019.
On application for confirmation of an amalgamation or transfer under section 136(1) of the Act 355.56 The service has not been provided in 25 years. There are only 3 remaining credit unions, therefore it is anticipated that this service can be managed with no additional fee.
Last updated: 08 May 2025