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Companies (Limited Partnerships Identical Names Prohibition) Amendment Bill

Member's Bill
Published date: 12 May 2023

Bills are proposals to make a new law or to change an existing one. Only Parliament can pass a bill. Each bill goes through several stages, giving MPs and the public the chance to have their say.

This Member’s bill rectifies an anomaly between the Companies Act 1993 and the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 in relation to identical or nearly identical names across entity types.
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MP in charge
Chris Penk
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Read the bill

Link to NZ Legislation website

Progress of the Bill

  • groups
    Select Committee
    Terminated
    Not Agreed
  • 2
    Second Reading
  • Committee of whole House
  • 3
    Third Reading
  • Royal Assent
House sitting
Stage Sitting DateOutcome Type
First Reading 24 Mar 2021Not Agreed Normal
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First Reading

The House debates and votes on the bill. It is usually referred to a select committee.

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