Have your say on Companies Office fees and levies
Feedback is open to 5pm Friday 13 June 2025
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking written submissions on draft proposals for fees and levies that would recover the costs of operating the New Zealand Companies Office (the Companies Office) and its associated statutory registers.
The aim of the new charging model is to make the best use of the money we collect from users of our registers and provide more information about what the money is being used for. The new model will reflect the realities of running corporate and business registries in today’s world. It will also help achieve value for money in the Companies Office registry functions.
MBIE is proposing five key changes to how the Companies Office recovers costs:
- Forming a clearer and fairer cost recovery structure to enable full cost recovery.
- Seeking an appropriation increase of $6 million to meet forecast cost pressures.
- Setting two new levies:
- Companies Office levy
- NZBN levy.
- Setting new fees for incorporated societies for new functions under the revised regulatory regime introduced with the Incorporated Societies Act 2022.
- Adjustments to fees (where required) across all registers and revoking some fees.
MBIE is asking for feedback from individuals, businesses, service providers, and any other interested parties on these proposed changes.
How to have your say
Visit the ‘Have your say’ section of the MBIE website for more information and details on how to make a submission.
Feedback is open to 5pm Friday 13 June 2025.
