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Business Payment Practices Act repealed

08 March 2024

The Government has repealed the Business Payment Practices Act 2023.

Regulating companies and other entities Business

Government signals intention to repeal Business Payment Practices Act 2023

22 February 2024

The Government has today announced plans to repeal the Business Payment Practices Act 2023.

Business

Reducing barriers for financial services

01 February 2024

On 31 January 2024, the Government announced plans to reform the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Act (CoFI) and the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA).

Financial markets and advisers Competition regulation

Repeat offender permanently banned by Registrar of Companies

23 November 2023

Raymond Anthony Andrews permanently prohibited from management of a company.

Regulating companies and other entities

New Grocery code of conduct mandatory for suppliers

11 September 2023

The Government announced a new mandatory Grocery Supply Code of Conduct supporting fairer trading relationships last week.

Competition regulation

Business payments regime passes into law

21 July 2023

A new Bill designed to reduce the stress and costs to small businesses of long payment wait times has passed its third reading on the 19 July.

Business

Consultation opens on anti-competitive land agreements

13 July 2023

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has opened consultation on a review into anti-competitive land agreements across the wider economy.

Competition regulation Building and construction regulation Economic Development

MBIE announces banking services panel

05 July 2023

The New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) branch of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced an updated All-of-Government (AoG) panel providing a range of banking services to government agencies until 30 June 2027.

Financial markets and advisers

Practical information to improve regulation in an inter-connected world

03 July 2023

The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment has launched an online toolkit for people designing and implementing regulation about how international regulatory cooperation works in practice.

Trade Regulatory systems

Government announces market study into personal banking services

20 June 2023

Today the Government has announced that it will ask the Commerce Commission (the Commission) to undertake a market study into competition in New Zealand’s personal banking sector.

Financial markets and advisers Consumer protection

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