Rules and Guidance Consultations

This page includes details of market developments and consultations undertaken by NZX on the NZX rules set.

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This page was last updated on 10 October 2024.

Director Independence Review – Second Stage Consultation Response Paper  

NZX, with the support of the NZX Corporate Governance Institute, has now completed its detailed two-stage review of its corporate governance settings relating to director independence, following the consideration of feedback received during the second stage of the review. 

The consultation response paper, along with mark ups of the NZX Listing Rules and NZX Corporate Governance Code are available below. NZX has also made consequential amendments to the Governance Guidance Note as a result of the review, which is also provided below:   

• Consultation Response Paper  
• Mark-up against consultation version of the NZX Listing Rules 
• Mark-up against the current version of NZX Listing Rules 
• Mark-up against consultation version of the NZX Corporate Governance Code 
• Mark-up against the current version of the NZX Corporate Governance Code 
• Exposure draft of the Governance Guidance Note 

Please note that the amendments to the Listing Rules and the NZX Corporate Governance Code are subject to FMA approval. NZX will provide at least one month’s notice to the market before the amendments become effective.