Disclosure Statement Requirements




28 FEBRUARY 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 21 537

(7) Other than in relation to a request for the registered bank’s most recent disclosure statement or by accessing a copy published on the registered bank’s Internet site, if a person requests a copy of any of the registered bank’s disclosure statements, the registered bank—

(a) may refer the person to its Internet site; but

(b) must offer to provide to the person by other suitable means a copy of the requested disclosure statements that are published when the request is made.

(8) If a person accepts an offer made under subclause (7)(b), the registered bank must dispatch to the person a copy of the requested disclosure statements by the end of the second working day after the day on which the request is received.

(9) To avoid doubt, in this clause a printed copy is a copy in non-electronic form.

13 First disclosure statement

(1) Subject to subclauses (2) to (4), a registered bank’s first disclosure statement must meet the requirements that apply to a full year disclosure statement.

(2) The Reserve Bank must determine the full year accounting period and balance date for a first disclosure statement.

(3) The balance date determined by the Reserve Bank may be a date before the date on which the registered bank is registered as a registered bank.

(4) The Reserve Bank must give notice in writing to an applicant bank of the accounting period and balance date for the first disclosure statement—

(a) at least 1 month before the date the bank is registered as a registered bank; or

(b) on a date agreed by the applicant bank and the Reserve Bank.

Part 2

Content of disclosure statements

Subpart 1—General requirements

14 Information must be in English

The information in a disclosure statement must be in English.

15 Disclosure statement not to be false or misleading

In addition to the information that is required in this Order, a disclosure statement—

(a) must contain such other information that, in the opinion of the directors and New Zealand chief executive officer, is necessary or desirable to ensure that the disclosure statement is not false or misleading in any material particular; and

(b) except as otherwise expressly provided in this Order, may contain any other information that the directors and New Zealand chief executive officer consider appropriate to include in the disclosure statement.



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💰 Timeframes for Publishing Disclosure Statements (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
Timeframes, Publication, Disclosure statements, Registered banks

💰 First Disclosure Statement Requirements

💰 Finance & Revenue
First disclosure statement, Accounting period, Balance date, Reserve Bank

💰 Content of Disclosure Statements

💰 Finance & Revenue
Disclosure statement, English language, False or misleading information