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The government has prepared a draft bill to amend the Copyright Act 1994 and the Copyright (General Matters) Regulations 1995 to allow New Zealand to accede to the Marrakesh Treaty. This Bill is the Copyright (Marrakesh Treaty implementation) Amendment Bill.

The government sought public input on a review of New Zealand’s insurance contract law.

On 10 May 2018, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs announced the release of a discussion document that sets out a proposal for a new, Ponzi-specific, insolvency regime. It is based on the idea that investors should be treated equally.

The New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) is a unique identifier that links to core information on the NZBN Register about a business, known as Primary Business Data (PBD).

The Parliamentary Counsel Office and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment are seeking feedback on the Partnership Law Bill before it is introduced to Parliament.

On 26 April 2018, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs released an exposure draft of the Takeovers Code Approval Amendment Regulations. The exposure draft follows on from recommendations made to the Minister by the Takeovers Panel in 2017.

On 10 April 2018, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs released a discussion paper on new disclosure requirements for financial advice. The consultation closed on 25 May 2018.

On 17 June 2019 Cabinet made policy decisions on regulations to support measures to address the misuse of the Financial Service Providers Register.

The Financial Advice Code Working Group has published a consultation paper regarding the new Code of Conduct for Financial Advice Services and is seeking submissions.

We are consulting on a product safety policy statement to help industry improve the safety of products containing button batteries and packaging for new button batteries.