# Otago Law Review Trust Board 

**Charities Register number:** CC30922
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Dunedin
**NZBN:** 9429042794479
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The main purpose of the Otago Law Review Trust Board is to publish the Otago Law Review. This journal contains high quality research articles on a wide range of legal topics. It also contains the text of certain public lectures delievered annually at the University of Otago. The specific purposes set out in the constitution are to advance education, encourage legal research, foster discourse and the sharing of knowledge both within the legal community and for the benefit of society, publish journals or other printed matter (including in electronic form) devoted to legal topics and to do anything necessary or helpful for these purposes.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$14k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$6k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$8k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$122k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=5b4e5f00-d8e6-f011-bb4e-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$6k | NZ$8k | not disclosed |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$6k | NZ$8k | not disclosed |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$10k | NZ$6k | NZ$5k | not disclosed |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$6k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$4k | NZ$7k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$18k | NZ$2k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$4k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$21k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$7k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$11k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (31 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC30922) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/otago-law-review-trust-board
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/otago-law-review-trust-board/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/otago-law-review-trust-board/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC30922

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/otago-law-review-trust-board. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-10-01T05:44:03.539Z.