| Code | Display | Definition |
| BLDG-SOC |
Building Society |
The Building Societies Act 1965; the Building Societies Regulations 1989 |
| CHAR-TRST |
Charitable Trust |
Charitable Trusts Act 1957 |
| CHURCH |
Church Acts |
Various Acts as per the New Zealand Legislation website. |
| COMPANY |
Company |
The Companies Act 1993; the Companies Act 1993 Regulations 1994 |
| CROWN-ENT |
Crown Entity |
Crown Entities Act 2004. This excludes DHBs which are classified under the HD-ACT Publicly Owned Health and Disability Services. |
| FRIEND-SOC |
Credit Union and/or Friendly Society |
Friendly Societies and Credit Unions Act 1982 |
| HD-ACT |
Publicly owned health and disability services |
New Zealand Health and Disability Act 2004 (whose purpose is: to provide for the public funding and provision of personal health services, public health services, and disability support services, and to establish new publicly-owned health and disability organisations, in order to pursue the following objectives), including the improvement, promotion, and protection of their health, and facilitation of participation in society. (Section 2 New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000) |
| INCORP-SOC |
Incorporated Society |
Incorporated Societies Act 1908; the Incorporated Societies Regulations 1979 |
| LOCAL-BODY |
Local Bodies (i.e. City Councils) |
Local Government Act 2002 |
| MAORI-INC |
Māori Incorporations |
As per the New Zealand Legislation website |
| MAORI-IWI |
Māori Iwi |
A Māori Iwi registered as a Māori Trust Board within the meaning of the Māori Trust Board Act 1955 |
| NOTLEGAL |
Not Legally Constituted |
This code describes a party that is not legally constituted, not a subsidiary and not a sub organisation of a legally constituted organisation. It has been added to the organisation index because the party needs to be identified for some purpose. |
| NPSERV-DEP |
Non-Public Service Departments |
Departments not part of the Public Service in particular Police and the Defence Forces |
| NRPART |
Non registered Partnership |
Departments not part of the Public Service in particular Police and the Defence Forces |
| OSEAS-CO |
Overseas Company |
The Companies Act 1993 and registered on the Companies Overseas Register |
| OTHER |
Other |
Constituted by an Act or Regulation not listed above eg Responsible Authorities listed in schedule 2 of Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. |
| PARTSHIP |
Limited Partnerships NZ |
Limited Partnerships Act 2008; the Limited Partnerships Regulations 2008 |
| PLUNKET |
Plunket |
Plunket Society Rules Act 1959 |
| PROV-SOC |
Industrial and Provident Society |
Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908; the Industrial and Provident Societies Regulations 1952 |
| PSERV-DEP |
Public Service Departments |
Public Service departments listed in Schedule 1 of the State Sector Act 1988 |
| PVT-TRUST |
Private Trust |
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| PVT-PART |
Private Partnership |
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| SOE |
State Owned Enterprises |
Registered companies listed under Schedules 1 and 2 of the State Owned Enterprises Act 1986 |
| SOLE-TRD |
Sole Trader |
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| SUB |
Subsidiary or Sub Organisation |
This code describes an organisation that is not legally constituted but is a subsidiary or sub organisation of a legally constituted organisation. A relationship must exist in the HPI relationships that relates the organisation to its legally constituted parent organisation. |
| UNIT-TRUST |
Unit Trusts |
Unit Trusts Act 1960; the Unit Trusts (Fees) Regulations 2008 |
| TRAD-TRUST |
Trading Trusts |
Private (unregistered) Trading trusts. |