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Director

Practical Law ANZ Glossary w-018-4465 (Approx. 2 pages)

Glossary

Director

In relation to a company:
  • A person occupying the position of a director or who is appointed to the position of an alternate director and is acting in that capacity, regardless of the name that is given to their position.
  • For specified provisions of the Companies Act 1993 (CA 1993):
    • a person who is not validly appointed as a director but they act in the position of a director (de facto director); or
    • a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of a company are required or accustomed to act but who is not validly appointed as a director of that company (shadow director).
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Resource ID w-018-4465
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Law stated as at 14-Dec-2022
Resource Type Glossary
Jurisdiction
  • New Zealand
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