26 February 2020 A disconnect between a business' risk assessment and AML/CFT programme, and how these documents are used in practice was a common factor observed by the Department of Internal Affairs in the year to 30 June 2019.The department has released a Regulatory Findings Report for Anti-Money Laundering... More about AML/CFT risk assessment and implementation disconnect, says DIA.
25 February 2020 The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its list of "high risk and other monitored jurisdictions", the Department of Internal Affairs says.The additional countries on the FATF list are Albania, Barbardos, Jamaica, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nicaragua and Uganda.Trinidad and Tobago have come off the list and... More about Seven countries added to FATF high risk and monitored list.
25 February 2020 The defendants in the National Party donations case have pleaded not guilty to charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)The SFO says four men entered their pleas today during their first appearance in the Auckland District Court.The former National MP Jami-Lee Matenga Ross (34), who... More about Quartet plead not guilty in National Party donations case.
25 February 2020 The Takeover Panel has withdrawn its Guidance Note on the Panel’s Receipt of Takeover Documents.It says the note was published in 2001 when the Takeovers Code first came into force, at a time when market participants required guidance on the Panel’s role in the receipt and... More about Takeovers Panel withdraws document receipt guidance note.
24 February 2020 Colin Carruthers QC has been appointed Chief Commissioner of the Criminal Cases Review Commission for an 18-month term, effective from 1 February 2020.The Commission will be based in Hamilton, with Justice Minister Andrew Little saying it is important that the CCRC is independent from the big... More about Chief of Criminal Cases Review Commission announced.
20 February 2020 The Serious Fraud Office says Dunedin businessman Barry Edward Kloogh, 57, has appeared in the Dunedin District Court to face charges it has brought.Mr Kloogh entered no plea to representative charges of 'False accounting’ (section 260 Crimes Act 1961), ‘False statement by promoters’ (section 242 Crimes... More about SFO charges Barry Kloogh with fraud offences.
20 February 2020 The Government has announced plans to strengthen the Protected Disclosures Act 2000 to provide better protection for whistleblowers.State Services Minister Chris Hipkins says the Government will take a two-pronged approach to strengthening our protected disclosures regime.He says the Act is meant to encourage people to speak... More about Stronger Protected Disclosures Act likely.
20 February 2020 The Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Bill had its third reading on 19 February 2020. Minister for Education Chris Hipkins is in charge of the bill.The bill amends the Education Act 1989 and repeals the Industry Training and Apprenticeships Act 1992 (ITAA) to create... More about Third reading for vocational education bill.
20 February 2020 A toy supply company has been fined for supplying unsafe toys and four more companies are before the courts on toy safety charges following Commerce Commission investigations.The commission says Cinevan International Ltd was fined $81,000 in the Auckland District Court. Cinevan had earlier pleaded guilty to... More about One toy supplier fined, another four prosecuted.
20 February 2020 The Ministry of Justice has advised that recruitment of Commissioners for the Criminal Cases Review Commission is underway.The CCRC will be operational from 1 July 2020 and will be an Independent Crown Entity. The Act requires the CCRC’s board consist of no fewer than one and... More about Search begins for Criminal Cases Review Commissioners.
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