Companies Act 1993


The Companies Act is an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 1993.
The Act regulates companies, and replaces the earlier Companies Act of 1955.

Case law

Allied Concrete Ltd v Meltzer - Decision determining the meaning of "gave value" in section 296 of the Companies Act.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.Timberworld Ltd v Levin - Decision concerning whether the peak indebtedness rule operated in New Zealand.