First decision under AML/CFT penalties regime

The High Court has released New Zealand’s first decision involving the new pecuniary penalties regime under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (Act). In Department of Internal Affairs v Ping An Finance (Group) New Zealand & Anor [2017] NZHC 2363, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) alleged breaches of the Act’s [...]