Financial Regulation




2422 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 88 24 JUNE 2011

Part 2

Content of disclosure statements

Subpart 1—General requirements

11 Information must be in English

(1) All information in the disclosure statement of a registered bank must be in English.

(2) Nothing in subclause (1) applies to copies of guarantee contracts.

12 Disclosure statement not to be false or misleading

In addition to the information that is required by this order, the disclosure statement of a registered bank—

(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 as the directors and New Zealand chief executive officer consider appropriate.

13 Requirements when registered bank is unable to disclose information

Subject to clause 15(3), if a registered bank is unable because of systems limitations or because of circumstances beyond its control to disclose information under this order, the disclosure statement must—

(a) state that fact, and explain those limitations or circumstances; and

(b) contain the closest available alternative to the information that must be disclosed under this order.

14 Information covering period less than stated period

(1) A disclosure statement that contains information for a period that is less than the period for which the information is required under this order must identify the period for which the information is provided.

(2) A registered bank need not disclose information under this order about a person, business, or group for that part of a period during which the person, business, group or any part of the group did not exist.

15 Comparative information

(1) Any comparative information that is required to be disclosed under this order for the previous corresponding period must be restated so that it corresponds to the information disclosed for the current period.

(2) If there has been a material restatement of prior period amounts, the nature of, and the reason for, the restatement must be disclosed.



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💰 Registered Bank Disclosure Statement Order 2011 (continued from previous page)

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