Dr GAURAV SHARMA (Labour—Hamilton West): I rise today in the House to take a call on the Companies (Limited Partnerships Identical Names Prohibition) Amendment Bill. The bill amends "the Companies Act 1993 and the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 in relation to identical or nearly identical names across entity types. The Companies Act 1993 does not prohibit the registration of a new company with a name that is identical or nearly identical to that of an existing limited partnership. By contrast, the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 does prohibit the registration of a new limited partnership with a name that is identical or nearly identical to that of an existing company." The bill amends a "section of the Companies Act 1993 stating the basis on which the Registrar of Companies may approve the reservation of a new company name." 