Government welcomes final report on retail grocery market
The retail grocery sector market study was launched in November 2020 to look into competition in the sector, and today the Commerce Commission released its final report.
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Competition regulation and policy
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.
Submissions on the cartel criminalisation discussion document 2010
The cartel criminalisation discussion document was released in 2010, and submissions were received in the following months.
Cartels and collaborative activities 2017
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.
Past reviews of the Commerce Act
This page summarises previous reviews of the Commerce Act.
Review of section 36 of the Commerce Act and other matters
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.
Commerce Commission fees
This page lists the application fees payable to the Commerce Commission for clearances and authorisations, collaborative activities, mergers and restrictive trade practices.
The Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act
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.
How the cartel reform came to be
This page covers key milestones in the 8-year reform of the Commerce Act's cartel provisions.
Commerce Amendment Act 2018
The Commerce Amendment Act 2018 provides for market studies, improved airport regulation and enforceable undertakings.