Criminalisation of cartels 2018-19
The Commerce (Criminalisation of Cartels) Amendment Act 2019 amends the Commerce Act 1986 to introduce a criminal offence for cartel conduct.
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Disclosure of Origin discussion document
In September 2018 MBIE released a discussion document on possible options to introduce a disclosure of origin requirement in the patents regime, along with a number of design features that need to be considered if such a requirement is implemented.
Regional Economic Activity reports
We publish reports on economic activity in the regions including summaries of key statistics, in-depth Regional Growth Study reports and Regional Economic Activity Reports.
International shipping in the Commerce Act
The competition regime for international shipping agreements is to be transitioned to the Commerce Act. The new provisions take effect on 17 August 2019.
Targeted review of the Commerce Act 2015
We carried out a targeted review of the Commerce Act, which looked at the misuse of market power, market studies and alternative enforcement mechanisms.
Asia region funds passport
The Asia region funds passport allows a managed fund based in one country to be offered more easily to investors in other participating countries.
Designs
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.
Performers' rights
The Copyright Act 1994 gives performers limited rights to control the exploitation of their performances where they haven’t given consent.
Background to the 2010–2015 review of consumer law
This page provides a range of background documents from the 2010–2015 review of consumer law.
Speech to Payments NZ ‘The Hub’
Hon Kris Faafoi – Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs 23 May 2019