Companies (Address Information) Amendment Bill
Company directors in New Zealand must list their home address on a public register anyone can look up. This bill lets directors ask for their home address to be hidden from that public register if making it public could cause them or someone they live with physical or mental harm. They would give a different, safe address instead. The same protection can apply to shareholders who live with that director. Legal papers can still be delivered to the alternative address.
What this affects
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Directors who fear their publicly listed home address could lead to harm to themselves or someone they live with can apply to have it hidden from the public register.
include a statutory declaration made by the director verifying that public availability of the director's residential address is likely to result in physical or mental harm to— (i) the director; or (ii) a person with whom the director resides
The Registrar must— (a) take reasonable steps to prevent public access from the New Zealand register to the residential address
Progress through Parliament
Have your say
This bill is open for public submissions to the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee. Anyone can tell the committee what they think, and you don’t need to be an expert. Submissions close 1 May 2024.
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