We provide advice on the Commerce Act and the application of competition policy to specific sectors. We’re also the monitoring agency for the Commerce Commission.

The cartel criminalisation discussion document was released in 2010, and submissions were received in the following months.

The Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 redefines the prohibition against cartels to refer to the 3 ways in which businesses may lessen competition between each other — that is, by fixing prices, restricting output or allocating markets.

This page summarises previous reviews of the Commerce Act.

The Government has taken legislation through Parliament to change New Zealand’s law relating to the misuse of market power (section 36 of the Commerce Act), along with other minor changes to the treatment of intellectual property rights and covenants in the Commerce Act.

This page lists the application fees payable to the Commerce Commission for clearances and authorisations, collaborative activities, mergers and restrictive trade practices.

The 2018 Commerce Amendment Bill strengthens the regulatory regime for major international airports in New Zealand. This page outlines the milestones in our review of the airports regime including submissions and the main Cabinet documents.

The Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act amends the Commerce Act 1986 to better provide for pro-competitive collaboration between businesses, while also deterring anti-competitive cartel conduct.

This page covers key milestones in the 8-year reform of the Commerce Act's cartel provisions.

The Commerce Amendment Act 2018 provides for market studies, improved airport regulation and enforceable undertakings.