Published in Inside Tourism, Issue 1002, 4 November 2014
We are often asked to explain the concept of a "trading trust" and its advantages and disadvantages for operating a business.
Essentially, a trading trust is a business operated by a company in its capacity as a trustee. The trustee company is operating the business for the benefit of the discretionary beneficiaries of the trust.
Published in Inside Tourism, Issue 984, 3 July 2014
Under the Sale and Supply of Liquor Act 2012 territorial authorities can develop Local Alcohol Policies (LAPs). An operative LAP is a matter to which licensing bodies must have regard when considering applications for liquor licences. The submission period for the Auckland draft LAP will close at 4:00pm on 16 July 2014.
Published in Inside Tourism, Issue 980, 3 June 2014
THE MBIE recently issued a lengthy discussion document detailing proposals for new health and safety regulations due to take effect from April 2015.
The discussion paper - Developing regulations to support the new Health and Safety at Work Act - is part of the government's Working Safer package of reforms.
Published in Inside Tourism, Issue 958, 4 December 2013
In a recent presentation MBIE GM services support Rob Stevens said that there are times when Immigration New Zealand's approach to risk management often leaves the perception that it is a barrier to economic development. Immigration's approach to processing tourist and visa applications is also perceived as a barrier to growth of tourists from some new markets.
Published in Inside Tourism Issue 949, 1 October 2013
In mid August the Government unveiled the 2013 Resource Management Act Reform Package following the completion of consultation on an earlier discussion document: Improving Our Resource Management System. The 2013 Reform Package is intended to be introduced as a Bill later in 2013.
Published in Inside Tourism, Issue 945, 1 September 2013
In our last article we looked at some pitfalls that might arise in contract documents in a specific marketing context. There are pitfalls to be avoided, or at least to be aware of, in most common commercial documents. Let's look at a few examples:
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