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Welcome to the Commerce Commission
We enforce competition, fair trading and consumer credit contracts laws. We also have regulatory responsibilities in the electricity lines, gas pipelines, telecommunications, dairy and airport sectors.
Updates and media releases
Commission closes investigation into Beijer acquisitions
The Commerce Commission has closed its investigation into Beijer Ref AB’s 2018 acquisition of Heatcraft New Zealand Limited, and its 2019 acquisition (via its subsidiary Kirby NZ Limited) of a right to import hydrofluorobcarbons (HFCs) into New Zealand (the acquisitions). Beijer completed both transactions without seeking clearance or authorisation from the Commission. Read moreCommission publishes revised Authorisation Guidelines and application forms
The Commerce Commission has released its updated Authorisation Guidelines that explain its approach to assessing applications to authorise agreements or mergers in the public interest. Read moreStatement of Issues released for Aon/Willis Towers Watson clearance application
The Commerce Commission has published a Statement of Issues relating to an application from Aon plc seeking clearance to acquire Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company as part of a global transaction. Read moreCommission seeks feedback on draft cartel leniency and immunity policy
The Commerce Commission is consulting on its revised cartel leniency and immunity policy and revised template leniency agreement. Read moreCommission videos
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COVID-19
COVID-19 brings with it significant challenges for our economy, for businesses and for New Zealanders.
Borrowing money and buying on credit
If you have a mortgage, use a credit or store card, have a personal or cash loan or an arranged overdraft, or buy goods or services on credit, you have probably entered a consumer credit contract.
Regulatory projects
Wellington Electricity’s 2022–2025 DPP
This project amends the 2020–2025 default price path determination for electricity distributors to contain price settings that provide for Wellington Electricity’s transition to a default price path on 1 April 2021.
Read moreCommission 111 Contact Code
The purpose of the Commission 111 Contact Code is to ensure that vulnerable consumers, or persons on their behalf, have reasonable access to an appropriate means of contacting the 111 emergency service in the event of a power failure.
Read moreCopper Withdrawal Code
The Copper Withdrawal Code sets out the minimum requirements Chorus, the provider of New Zealand’s copper telecommunications network, must meet before it can stop providing wholesale copper phone and broadband services.
Read moreFibre input methodologies
Input methodologies for fibre are the rules, requirements and processes that we are required to develop under Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act. We are currently developing these fibre input methodologies.
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