In accordance with section 157 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (“Act”), the Associate Minister of Justice hereby gives notice that she has granted the following exemption from the Act:

Ministerial Exemption: Timaru Budget Advisory Trust

1. As the Associate Minister of Justice, and pursuant to section 157 of the Act, I exempt Timaru Budget Advisory Trust (TBAT) from:

1. sections 10–71 of the Act.

2. This exemption is made subject to the following conditions:

1. TBAT must remain a registered charity under the Charities Act 2005; and
2. TBAT must inform the Ministry of Justice of any changes that may affect the exemption within 10 working days of when the change occurs.

3. This exemption has been made for the following reasons:

1. There is a low risk of money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) through the Total Money Management (TMM) service provided by TBAT.
2. TMM is a social budgeting service which is only offered to specific domestic customers.
3. TBAT has an ongoing personal relationship with these customers. The absence of anonymity decreases any ML/TF risk.
4. The funds that TBAT manages come from verifiable sources and so there is a low risk that funds from illegitimate sources are co-mingled with the funds TMM manages.
5. The transactions TBAT manage are low in value and no loans are granted. The limited scope of TBAT’s services further reduces any ML/TF risk.
6. Due to the low ML/TF risk associated with TBAT and the significant compliance costs that would arise from not granting this exemption, I consider that any benefits of requiring compliance with the Act are not justified by the associated costs.

4. The exemption will come into force on 11 July 2025.

5. The exemption will expire on 11 July 2030.

Any person wishing to provide comment on this notice should contact the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Team at the Ministry of Justice by emailing amlcft.exemptions@justice.govt.nz.