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Cavell Leitch Law Canterbury Earthquake Resource Page

The following page has been created as a resource for answers to common questions arising from the Canterbury earthquakes.

The Government has introduced legislation to abolish gift duty as from 1 October 2011. If passed, frustrating gifting programmes of $27,000.00 per Settlor per year will no longer be necessary!

In the wake of the February 2011 earthquake, the Government has established the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA).  

The purpose of CERA is to ensure a timely and coordinated recovery effort for Christchurch and the Canterbury region.

New GST laws now make the GST treatment of commercial land sales a lot easier.