Bank Disclosure Regulations




4238 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 154 22 NOVEMBER 2013

8 Publication on Internet

(1) A disclosure statement is published when it is made available on the registered bank’s Internet site for New Zealand.

(2) A disclosure statement published on a registered bank’s Internet site must be—

(a) publicly available at no charge;

(b) readily accessible from the main landing page or front page for the registered bank’s Internet site via a link labelled “disclosure statements”; and

(c) maintained on the registered bank’s Internet site for at least 5 years after the last day on which the disclosure statement must be published.

9 Time of publication

(1) A registered bank must publish—

(a) a full year disclosure statement within 3 months of the reporting date for the full year disclosure statement;

(b) a half year disclosure statement within—

(i) 2 months of the reporting date for the half year disclosure statement; or

(ii) if the Reserve Bank considers the registered bank has reasonable grounds for not being able to comply with subparagraph (i), 3 months of the reporting date for the half year disclosure statement; and

(c) an off quarter disclosure statement within 2 months of the reporting date for the off quarter disclosure statement.

(2) A first disclosure statement must be published by a registered bank on the day of the registered bank’s registration.

10 Delivery to Reserve Bank

(1) On the day a disclosure statement is published the disclosure statement must be sent to the Reserve Bank by the registered bank.

(2) If the Reserve Bank specifies a form or format for the disclosure statement to be sent to it, the disclosure statement must be provided in the form or format specified by the Reserve Bank.

(3) The Reserve Bank may specify more than one form or format.

11 Requests for copies

(1) A person may request a copy of any of a registered bank’s disclosure statements.

(2) A registered bank must provide a copy of the disclosure statements requested by a person free of charge.

(3) If a person requests a copy of the registered bank’s most recent disclosure statement in person at the premises of the registered bank, the registered bank—

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

(b) must offer to provide a printed copy to the person of its most recent full year disclosure statement and any subsequent half year or off quarter disclosure statement that is published when the request is made.



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💰 Registered Bank Disclosure Statements Order (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
18 November 2013
Banking, Disclosure, Financial Statements, Regulation, Definitions, Accounting Periods