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Residential Tenancies Act 1986 – current version available on Westlaw New Zealand

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The Residential Tenancies Act 1986 was amended by the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020, with several effective dates. The current version is now available on Westlaw New Zealand.

Changes that came into force on 11 February 2021 included security of tenure for periodic...

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Did you know about the Practical Law New Zealand Resource Centre?

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Practical Law New Zealand currently offers over 700 maintained New Zealand law resources (including practice notes, standard documents, checklists and toolkits) across eight key commercial law topics.

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First update to trust law in decades

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The Trusts Act 2019 replaces the Trustee Act 1956 and the Perpetuities Act 1964. It is the culmination of 10 years' work by the New Zealand Law Commission, and its review of the law of trusts.

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First update to trust law in decades

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The Trusts Act 2019 replaces the Trustee Act 1956 and the Perpetuities Act 1964. It is the culmination of 10 years' work by the New Zealand Law Commission, and its review of the law of trusts.

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