A market study helps determine whether there are any factors that may be impeding competition in a market or markets for goods or services. Market studies focus on the structure and behaviour of the market itself, not the actions of any specific company.
The Commerce Amendment Act 2018 amended the Commerce Act 1986 (the Commerce Act) to give the Commerce Commission the ability to undertake market studies to determine whether there are any factors that may be impeding competition in a market.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is seeking submissions on options to reduce merchant service fees. The outcome of this consultation will be used to advise the Government on the approach to regulating merchant service fees.
On 5 August 2020, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released a discussion document titled Options for establishing a consumer data right in New Zealand.
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.
The cartel criminalisation discussion document was released in 2010, and submissions were received in the following months.
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.
This page summarises previous reviews of the Commerce Act.
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.
This page lists the application fees payable to the Commerce Commission for clearances and authorisations, collaborative activities, mergers and restrictive trade practices.
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