This page provides a range of background documents from the 2010–2015 review of consumer law.

Designs protection gives the design’s owner the exclusive right to make, import, sell or license an article to which their design has been industrially applied.

The Copyright Act 1994 gives performers limited rights to control the exploitation of their performances where they haven’t given consent.

Hon Kris Faafoi – Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs 23 May 2019

The purpose of this discussion document is to seek feedback on the proposed financial institution licensing fees to apply to licence applications made under the CoFI regime. These fees are proposed to fund the costs the FMA will incur in assessing applications.

On behalf of the Minister for ACC, the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment is consulting on the Minister’s proposal to increase the amounts, prescribed by regulation, that ACC is liable to pay towards the cost of rehabilitation. These payment rates apply where ACC does not have contracts with treatment providers, and includes rates for consultations, treatments, imaging and devices.

The Government has introduced additional protections for businesses and consumers against unfair commercial practices.

On 30 August 2019 the Financial Markets (Derivatives Margin and Benchmarking) Reform Amendment Act 2019 received Royal assent. The Act introduces a licensing regime for administrators of financial benchmarks.

During September-December 2018 we consulted on an Issues Paper as part of our review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987