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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

OpenLaw NZ Limited

Registration number:

CC55967

NZBN number:

9429046918826

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

24/07/2018

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

9 Hunt Street

Whangarei

0110

Charity's other details

Email:

andrew@openlaw.nz

Website:

http://www.openlaw.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55967

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To educate the public about law by: a. enhancing and promoting online access to Legal Information; b. maximising the availability and accessibility of online Legal Information to the public; c. enhancing the utility of public Legal Information through the provision, development and maintenance of an open legal data platform; and To increase public understanding of law in New Zealand.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Company

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	24/09/2024	$0	$1,464	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	30/09/2023	$0	$1,561	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	29/09/2022	$0	$2,045	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	18/09/2021	$15,000	$14,534	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	27/09/2020	$35,004	$16,605	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	27/06/2019	$615	$928	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Andrew John Easterbrook	Director	23/07/2018
William Hugh Parry	Director	23/07/2018

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
7/01/2022	NOC005
6/05/2019	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name