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Victoria Young
Another insolvency practitioner is challenging New Zealand's industry body for refusing him membership, which prevents him from being a liquidator.Porirua-based Imran Mohammed Kamal wants the Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association of New Zealand (RITANZ) to grant him a conditional licence. He was convicted of tax fraud in 2013.Since Sept 1, 2020 new rules have meant practitioners must be registered to take on liquidation jobs. To do this they need RITANZ membership and then accreditation by the NZ Institute of Chartered Account...

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