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Russia Sanctions Act

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18 March 2022

Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs, the Financial Markets Authority and Reserve Bank of New Zealand have issued this joint guidance for reporting entities (PDF, 429KB) in relation to the Russia Sanctions Act 2022. This includes comment regarding associated obligations under the AML/CFT Act. These should be read in conjunction with this Russia Sanctions Alert (PDF, 261KB - NZ Police website) provided by the New Zealand Police Financial Intelligence Unit.