This page describes the consumer and commercial regulatory system, its objectives and our qualitative assessment of it. It also lists the main statutes and changes to regulation either planned or in progress.
This page describes the competition regulatory system, its objectives and our qualitative assessment of it. It also lists the main statutes and changes to regulation either planned or in progress.
This page describes the Accident Compensation Regulatory System, its objectives and our qualitative assessment of it. It also lists the main statutes and changes to regulation either planned or in progress.
Regulatory system governance is an important element of MBIE’s stewardship role
The Government has confirmed the design of a levy that will recover the costs of a new economic regulation regime for water services.
Local government water supply and wastewater services are subject to economic regulation under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986. This is part of the Government’s Local Water Done Well programme.
Proposed Companies Office fees and levies set to recover $42 million expenditure.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking written submissions on proposals for fees and levies that would recover the costs of operating the New Zealand Companies Office (the Companies Office) and its associated statutory registers. The Companies Office is a business unit within MBIE.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment consulted on 2 proposals to strengthen New Zealand’s Capital Markets.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has approved the registration of Christchurch-based Building Consent Approvals Limited (BCAL) as New Zealand’s first standalone building consent authority (BCA).
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