Regulatory Advice & Statutory Defence

New Zealand business operates in a very regulated environment. Legislation and regulations impose mandatory standards that businesses must comply with. These standards cover almost all facets of business activity. 

It is important to understand the regulatory environment in which your business operates, and obtain advice on how to ensure compliance with all mandatory requirements. Failure to comply with some Acts can result in criminal liability for companies and their directors.

How we can help

Jones Fee can provide you with advice on all areas related to regulatory compliance. We can assist you if your company is under investigation, or review your current regulatory compliance programme and advise you on how to improve it.

Over the last decade we have been involved in advising and defending companies who have been prosecuted for breach of a wide variety of regulatory offences under statutes such as the Fair Trading Act, the Health and Safety in Employment Act, and the Resource Management Act and numerous regional and district plans promulgated under it

Through these cases we have developed considerable expertise and experience in dealing with such regulatory authorities as the Commerce Commission, Department of Labour, Historic Places Trust and Civil Aviation Authority.