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(3)(c) 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 (section 292 of the Companies Act).

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