Lodging an amended climate statement or notice of exemption

Amending a lodgement after it has been accepted for registration

Part of: Lodging climate statements

If you’ve lodged a climate statement or notice of exemption and need to amend it, you can lodge amended documents on the Climate-related Disclosures Register.

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Who can lodge an amendment

  1. A CRE can authorise at least 2 people within their own organisation to lodge its climate statements and exemption-related notices (including any amendments), or
  2. A CRE can authorise a third-party organisation to act on its behalf. That third-party will in turn authorise at least 2 people within their organisation to lodge climate statements or exemption-related notices on behalf of the CRE (including any amendments).

No matter which option you choose we will need to set up an online services account for the register. We’ll also need to set up logins for each person authorised to lodge climate statements, exemption-related notices and amendments.

Your online services account and logins

What you need to provide

To lodge an amendment, you’ll need to upload a copy of the amended climate statement or notice of exemption.

  • You can upload one or more documents.
  • Documents must be PDF files and be less than 20MB.
  • The file names you choose will be displayed on the public register so they should accurately describe the document you're uploading.

There are no fees to pay when lodging an amendment.

How to lodge an amended statement or notice

To lodge an amended climate statement or exemption-related notice on the register, follow these steps.

  1. Log in (using your RealMe login details)
  2. From your dashboard find and select the climate reporting entity (CRE) Name.
    • You can search for them using their name or New Zealand Business Number (NZBN).
      Note if the CRE is a Managed Investment Scheme manager, you will see a list of schemes. Select the scheme you need to amend a climate statement for.
  3. For the relevant reporting period select the ‘Amend’ button.
  4. We will display the details recorded for the assurance practitioner.
    You can’t update any of the assurance practitioner details you recorded when lodging a climate statement. If these details are incorrect, please contact the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).

To lodge an amended climate statement

  1. Upload additional climate statement documents, or
  2. Replace an existing climate statement document:
    • Select the menu (down arrow) next to the document and choose ‘Delete’, then
    • Upload the replacement document. 
  3. Acknowledge you have read the declaration.
  4. Select ‘Submit’.
Lodge an amended climate statement

To lodge an amended notice of exemption

  1. Update the name of the FMA exemption notice (if necessary), and
  2. Upload additional exemption-related notice documents, or
  3. Replace an existing notice of exemption document.
    • Select the menu (down arrow) next to the document and choose ‘Delete’, then
    • Upload the replacement notice of exemption document.
  4. Acknowledge you have read the declaration.
  5. Select ‘Submit’.
Lodge an amended exemption notice

What happens next

We will review the amended documents you have lodged, and we aim to complete our review within 5 working days. We’ll email you to confirm whether we have accepted the amended climate statement or notice of exemption. If we have any questions about your lodgement, we’ll get in touch with the person who submitted it and let you know what we need.

Once we have accepted the amended climate statement or exemption-related notice for registration we will publish it on the register. We will also advise the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) that a lodgement has been amended.

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