Financial offences

Key statutes

  • Crimes Act 1961
  • Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009
  • Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009
  • Secret Commissions Act 1910
  • Serious Fraud Office Act 1990

Key secondary legislation

  • Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Class Exemptions) Notice 2018
  • Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Definitions) Regulations 2011
  • Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Cross-Border Transportation of Cash) Regulations 2011
  • Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Exemptions) Regulations 2011
  • Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Ministerial Exemption Form) Regulations 2011
  • Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Prescribed Transaction Reporting) Regulations 2016
  • Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Requirements and Compliance) Regulations 2011
  • Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Regulations 2009
  • Serious Fraud Office Act (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1990

Anti-bribery and anti-corruption resources

The Ministry of Justice has produced guidance for public and private sector organisations to help understand New Zealand’s laws against bribery and corruption and assist with compliance:

 
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