新西兰停止追溯性法律变革,允许银行根据2003年法律提起集体诉讼。 New Zealand halts retroactive law change, letting bank class actions proceed under 2003 law.

新西兰政府已决定不对正在进行的针对包括ANZ在内的银行的集体诉讼提起新的法律修改,允许根据最初的2003年《信贷合同和消费者融资法》处理此案。 New Zealand’s government has decided not to apply a new law change to ongoing class action lawsuits against banks, including ANZ, allowing the case to proceed under the original 2003 Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. 这项举措得到议会特设委员会的支持和政府的支持,确保主动诉讼不受旨在减少对小额贷款披露错误的处罚的追溯性修改的影响。 The move, backed by a parliamentary select committee and supported by the government, ensures that active litigation is not affected by retrospective changes meant to reduce penalties for minor loan disclosure errors. 该决定是在对公平和法律一致性表示关切之后作出的,有1 543份呈文反对追溯条款。 The decision follows concerns about fairness and legal consistency, with 1,543 submissions opposing the retrospective clause. AnZ继续对该案件提出异议,而ASB以1.356亿美元结算。 ANZ continues to contest the case, while ASB settled for $135.6 million. 高等法院的听证会定于2026年3月举行。 The High Court hearing is set for March 2026.