--- title: Is your Incorporated Society ready to re-register? description: Louisa Joblin's breakdown of the Privacy Commissioner’s inquiry outlines key safeguards for lawful facial recognition use in retail, emphasizing transparency, security, and proportionality to protect customer privacy. image: https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/Incorporated%20societies%20round%20table%20event%20invitation%20(1).png --- [![dark-logo](https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/dark-logo.png) ![top-logo](https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/top-logo.png) ![dark-logo](https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/dark-logo.png) ![top-logo](https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/top-logo.png) ![dark-logo](https://moranlaw.co/hubfs/dark-logo.png)](https://moranlaw.co) - Our Services - [Intellectual Property](https://moranlaw.co/protecting-intellectual-property) - [Commercial and Corporate](https://moranlaw.co/commercial-and-corporate) - [For Families](https://moranlaw.co/for-families) - [Elevated Trust Management](https://moranlaw.co/elevated-trust-management) - [Not-For-Profit](https://moranlaw.co/not-for-profits) - [Privacy, Cyber, and Data Security](https://moranlaw.co/privacy-cyber-and-data-security) - [Our Team](https://moranlaw.co/moranlaw-team) - [About Us](https://moranlaw.co/about) - [Careers](https://moranlaw.co/careers) - [Blog](https://moranlaw.co/blog) [Contact us](https://moranlaw.co/contact) - Our Services - [Intellectual Property](https://moranlaw.co/protecting-intellectual-property) - [Commercial and Corporate](https://moranlaw.co/commercial-and-corporate) - [For Families](https://moranlaw.co/for-families) - [Elevated Trust Management](https://moranlaw.co/elevated-trust-management) - [Not-For-Profit](https://moranlaw.co/not-for-profits) - [Privacy, Cyber, and Data Security](https://moranlaw.co/privacy-cyber-and-data-security) - [Our Team](https://moranlaw.co/moranlaw-team) - [About Us](https://moranlaw.co/about) - [Careers](https://moranlaw.co/careers) - [Blog](https://moranlaw.co/blog) [Contact us](https://moranlaw.co/contact) - Our Services - [Intellectual Property](https://moranlaw.co/protecting-intellectual-property) - [Commercial and Corporate](https://moranlaw.co/commercial-and-corporate) - [For Families](https://moranlaw.co/for-families) - [Elevated Trust Management](https://moranlaw.co/elevated-trust-management) - [Not-For-Profit](https://moranlaw.co/not-for-profits) - [Privacy, Cyber, and Data Security](https://moranlaw.co/privacy-cyber-and-data-security) - [Our Team](https://moranlaw.co/moranlaw-team) - [About Us](https://moranlaw.co/about) - [Careers](https://moranlaw.co/careers) - [Blog](https://moranlaw.co/blog) ##### WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND Level 1, 40 Lady Elizabeth Lane Wellington 6011 Postal: PO Box 10538 Wellington 6140 Phone: +64 4 830 2430 Email: [wellington@moranlaw.co](mailto:wellington@moranlaw.co) ##### AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Suite 502, Level 5, Achilles House 8 Commerce Street Auckland 1010 Phone: +64 4 830 2430 Email: [team@moranlaw.co](mailto:team@moranlaw.co) ##### SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Level 26, 44 Market Street  Sydney, NSW, 2000 Phone: +61 2 9091 4258 Email: [sydney@moranlaw.co](mailto:sydney@moranlaw.co) ![](https://moranlaw.co/hs-fs/hubfs/Incorporated%20societies%20round%20table%20event%20invitation%20(1).png?width=1280&name=Incorporated%20societies%20round%20table%20event%20invitation%20(1).png) # Is your Incorporated Society ready to re-register? ![MoranLaw Team](https://moranlaw.co/hs-fs/hubfs/ML%20thumbnail.jpg?width=80&name=ML%20thumbnail.jpg) [MoranLaw Team](https://moranlaw.co/blog/author/moranlaw-team) July 1, 2025, 2:44:42 PM NZST Join us for a practical discussion about what you need to do before the 5 April 2026 deadline.  With the new legislation changes, all incorporated societies in New Zealand have until 5 April 2026to re-register under the new Act or they will cease to exist as incorporated societies. If this feels daunting, join us at this free, informal, in-person event hosted by our Director, [Scott Moran](https://moranlaw.co/scott-moran-moranlaw), and Special Counsel, [Lou Joblin](https://moranlaw.co/louisa-joblin-moranlaw) where we'll dig deeper into what incorporated societies must do to re-register. It will be a practical discussion with plenty of time for questions. 📅 Thursday 17th July 2025 ⌚ 5pm - 6pm 🏢 In-person, central Wellington location This is a free event, but places are limited, so please email [sara@moranlaw.co](mailto:sara@moranlaw.co) to confirm your attendance. 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