The Government has made law changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. This follows our 2018 review of the consumer credit law.

In 2022, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs commissioned an investigation into changes to credit laws introduced on 1 December 2021. This has led to further amendments to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Regulations 2004 and the Responsible Lending Code. The first tranche of changes came into force on 7 July 2022, and the second tranche are in force on 4 May 2023.

The Government is reviewing consumer credit law as part of a wider reform process for financial services. This section also includes information about previous reviews of consumer credit law.

On behalf of the Minister for ACC, the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment is consulting on the Minister’s proposed changes to regulations made under the Accident Compensation Act 2001 to deal primarily with the following three topics: Chinese medicine, paramedics, and audiometrists.

The Minister for ACC is proactively releasing the titles of documents received from MBIE.

The Labour Inspectorate is reminding employers and employees of their rights and responsibilities leading up to the Easter period.

Delivering improvements to the Holidays Act is a priority for the Government.

The Tāmaki Makaurau Regional Workforce Plan sets out the actions for the RSLG. This update covers the actions that are the Group’s current focus.